You’d think that having done this 5 times before, I’d have it all figured out. I’d be all cool as a cucumber…hey, registration opens for Together Called Sunday. Yeah, no worries. It’ll be great. 

Maybe you don’t know me. You’re just someone out there in the world of the Internet on the other side of a screen of some sort who sees some of my mildly pretty pictures and thinks cool as a cucumber seems fitting.

It doesn’t. I’m about as cool as the hot pot of coffee I brew every morning with the perfectly measured mix of freshly ground decaf and regular beans.

So, while I was fighting a battle with jet lag this week (with said coffee as my primary weapon), I was far from cool as I prepped for registration for Together Called. I was the master of my to-do list until pretty much yesterday when I realized that registration opened in just a few hours.

When we hosted the very first one back in 2013, the anxiety made sense. We had never done it before, and we had just signed our names on the dotted line saying we’d be responsible for paying several times what our wedding cost regardless of what happened when we opened registration. But, we did it. And, it filled. Crazy. When we decided to host Together Called the Sequel and increase the room block by about 50%, the anxiety made sense. But, we did it. And, it filled. When we moved forward with doing it again the following year and moving to a bigger venue, the anxiety made sense. But, we did it. And, it filled. The year after that and the year after that…I really didn’t need to be anxious. The weekend blesses couples and, therefore, families. People come because they want that. They want the rest and connection that it offers.

Last night, before the link went live at 9pm, when I was posting reminders on Facebook and answering emails and cool as my hot coffee, maybe I should have just taken a deep breath and settled down a bit. I’m not sending out birthday party invitations to my 2nd grade class and hoping that everyone comes. I’m just following the crazy path He’s got us on right now which happens to include managing a marriage retreat for foster and adoptive couples. It’s not my deal; it’s His, and He’s invited a whole team of us to make it amazing not for any spotlight or accolades but for people to be blessed. And, that’s something that I can be pretty cool about.

Within an hour, the retreat reached about 70% capacity which means there’s still time for you to jump in if you’re interested. That would be so very cool.

Here’s the link to learn more.