RETREAT.

I was honored to be chosen as Brendas madrina for her confirmation. As a result of that, we had to attend a retreat today from 8:30-2:30. I am not going to lie, I was not too thrilled about it. I almost thought of it as going to work. It was everything but work. I had never been to one, and I am happy to say that I hope it’s not my last.

Father Javier had a lot of things to say that made me wonder. He talked to everyone; teenagers, parents and padrinos. And everything he said made sense.

I always said that the reason I didn’t go on to college was because my parents could not afford it. But if I would of made the sacrifice and pay for my own school, maybe now I’d have a certificate or a degree to be proud of. I’ve been working on going back to school. I just took a test a couple of weeks ago, and there are a couple of subjects I need to brush up on before I can sign up for college. I am working on it ;)

There was another man that spoke wonderfully. One thing he talked about was how some people don’t like to see us shine.

I know there are some people that don’t like to see me shine.

I don’t shine as much as I would like to, but I am working on it. I am not going to let these people intimidate me or stop me from accomplishing my goals. I have a lot of polishing to do, for my sake and the sake of my family.

They both talked about drugs, sex, and child abuse. As a parent, these subjects really hit me hard. I want the best for my children and I hope that with the help of God, I will lead my kids thru the right path.