Great Weekend...

So this weekend was my birthday weekend. Now originally I thought I wasn't going to be able to do anything this weekend because I had my formation program this weekend in New Jersey. It was the first one for the new school year. It is not hard for me to come out of my comfort zone, so it didn't take long for me to befriend everyone. I had a total blast with everyone. Even though we are at presentations, which were on the history of religious life, we are all connected by a common bond that is our calling to live out a religious vocation. Now each of us has a different background, yet we can relate to each other regardless of ages. There are some people in there 50's in the program and they are really great people and fun to be around. So with that being said, I didn't know if I was going to be able to do anything for my birthday. After the evening session was done a group of them decided to take me out. In the town next to where we were we found a nice place to sit down and have a drink. It was really great, probably the best birthday I have had in a long time. I really am grateful to my new friends for there generosity and gracious welcoming. I was also volun-told pretty much by the group to be on the social committee, I think it has something to do with my personality, plus I was willing to accept. The job of the committee is to help organize events for the Saturday evening time once we are free. This should be fun!

One lesson that I learned this weekend is how grateful I am to all those out there who are praying for me. The biggest gift I could ask somebody to do for me is to pray for me because that means the world to me. For some reason I am really happy right now with the way things are. I know it isn't going to be like this forever because I do have my good days and my bad days, but knowing that others are praying for and supporting me through there prayers is what gives me strength. Knowing that I am surrounded by great people let's me really know that God is with me and guiding me.