What an Awesome Retreat!!

Got back from retreat today. All I can say is that I loved it. I mean to be able to be in community and have daily prayer as well as being able to gather to hear different conferences and to be with others who all share the same ideals as you is great. My Dad asked me when I got home was I ready to come home and I told him honestly that I could have stayed another week and it would not have bothered me. I enjoy praying in community and having that opportunity. I also loved being away from everything. I liked not having my computer and just using that time to pray, reflect and get a good bit of reading in. I finished two books and started a third is less that 5 full days. The time we find when we don't have a computer sitting in front of us. This retreat has made me really excited about the fall. I cannot wait to get to seminary. 

In other news, I just watched Vantage Point. A movie I had been wanting to see but people had told me that they did not like it so I did not go see it in the theaters but I did red it at the RedBox today for only a dollar and I loved it. It really shows how everyone has a different view of the same story. That was also one of the things we talked about this week. How people see us. They may not see the actions in completion or know the background so it is always best to try and do nothing that seemly puts you in a compromising situation. 

I am ready to get out of my current environment. I believe we  can develop certain habits in certain locations that by moving will help give us that boost. Like me I wish I did not use a computer so much. This past week was wonderful. Today I get home and it was like I spent 5 hours straight on the computer and I got absolutely nothing accomplished. Caught up on some news and the blogs I read and that was about it. I checked my email but did not write any. I do all my finances online and convince myself that I always need to be double checking them as well as checking all my bills. Now I may be being a little hard on myself because I really don't have a bunch of other stuff to do but at the same time I hope when I go back to school I can break myself from mindless computer usage. 

Please keep all seminarians in your prayers as well as an increase in all Holy Vocations (including married and single vocations).