I had an exciting weekend and very brief vacation, it seems. My vacation was for 9 days, and I remember when it started, I was worried about being bored and not having enough to do. Now it's just about over--today is the last day. Back to the grind tomorrow. The women's retreat was fun and went well, but I'm still glad I chose to drive back home Friday night and come back Saturday morning. I went to morning prayer at SCAG for the first time in a long time today. I know God wants me to renew and be faithful to this commitment to pray Monday mornings. Really, unless I'm sick or the weather is bad to not be able to drive, there's no excuse why I can't be there. God has promised to bless me as I am faithful to pray with this group. I am also excited with an upcoming women's Bible study at SCAG. It will be on "becoming a woman of prayer" and will be using two books I already have--Stormie Omartian's "Power of a Praying Woman and "Power of a Praying Wife". They will also be using "Power of a Praying Parent" which I don't have yet. I'm looking forward to the cooking class tomorrow. I don't know how much I'll really learn and remember, but for me, the most important thing is the chance to fellowship and meet new people. I'm not sure what else I'm doing today. It's cold and rainy out, but I still don't want to just stay home. Maybe I'll drive to Altoona and shop a little.