Yes, folks, that was me last night. I arrived at tacky flannel night and had just finished getting tackified when I got a call to pick some people up at the subway station. So, instead of de-tackifying myself, I opted to go out in public with all this on. I met a woman and her daughter in the elevator, but managed to avoid all other public contact. Ahahahaha. I'm such a dork! There are some pictures of my tacky outfit floating around, but we'll see how it all goes in terms of whether those ever see the light of day.
We played some Spoons, Four on the Couch, the Mennonite Dice Game, and we had a devotion time. It was neat because we talked about how we as women search for significance in different things: appearance, approval...so many things. So many unsatisfactory things. The staff called us out on inappropriate clothing choices (yeah, the slight show of midriff when you bend over is even a little too much for some guys), doing things for approval. We talked about singleness NOT being a time of prep for being married, but as a time to cherish within itself. We need to trust that it IS God's best for us. And yeah, you're single until you're married. Some people call off the wedding seconds before...so really, until you've said the "I Do"s, you're single. We talked about the classic 1) Master; 2) Mission; and 3) Mate...this is the order our priorities should be in.
A lot of the gals stayed up to watch 13 going on 30, but I konked out with the oldies. We had an awesome breakfast this morning though...cinnamon buns, pancakes, oranges, bagels, eggs and cheese, bacon...MMMmmm bacon. It was a good girly-bonding time, and I'm glad we got to do it. I'm glad we got to talk about issues that affect woman in terms of our worldview, too. Goodness knows so much of the stuff we talked about is SO against the grain of everything society today tells us.
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. - Romans 12:2
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