WELCOME TO LETTER NIGHT! Tonight will be your cry night so let everything go and just cry, trust me it will feel so much better. DO NOT BE AFRAID TO CRY. Tonight you are receiving letters from family, friends and people who TRULY LOVE YOU. Take a few deep breaths tonight and really take everything in and hold nothing back. I hope you do not take this the wrong way but I hope your crying your eyes out right now. They do not call it cry night for nothing! I’m sure you want to read them all like I did and fly right through them, but lucky someone wrote to me and told me to SLOW DOWN and take my TIME, please do the same. Tonight was my favorite night because I loved reading all these letters about how I was so loved and the best is yet to come…yes more kairos secrets! Tonight is about realizing YOU ARE SO LOVED.
Kairos is such an incredible life changing experience. You will discover new things about your life, your connection with God and form new forever friendships with people who you will least expect to. Don’t think you’re being rude or selfish talk as much as possible; there is never too much talking on Kairos. Make sure you talk to your group and say what you need to say though. You may regret speaking up, so PARTICIPATE in everything, even if you feel uncomfortable and say two words at least you said something and was a part of that activity. Your group is your FAMILY, they are your LIFE, and your SISTERS use them as your rock. Make sure you give advice to your group or anyone on Kairos because one thing you say to someone could change their lives FOREVER. But also remember kairos is different for everyone, not everyone is going to get an amazing experience, it’s what you make of your time at Stella Maris, use your time wise...
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..., your family and your shoulder to cry on. I wanted to tell you that there are hundreds on hundreds of people praying for you’re right now as you’re on this retreat! I will always be here for you no matter what. Make sure you enjoy this retreat; it is such an amazing time that will only happen once. I hope you get everything out of this that you would have wanted to happen! Breathe. There is still more to come so don’t just think that it’s going to be over after this. Live this retreat out to its fullest. The little things in life mean the most; they are the most cherishable. Living the fourth has taught me to live with purpose, to say the courageous thing, to celebrate the simple gift and to always keep my head up high and follow my dreams. Let go and let God. Remember LIVE THE FOURTH!
Love,
Noelle Casinelli
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DOUBT. CRY. TRUST. LIVE.
I opened it and saw the words "You're right I shouldn't, but for some reason I just cant help it. I need to tell you one last thing." At this point, my emotions were as troubled and jumbled as trying to find a needle in a haystack. He answered right away and as I was about to open it when my little sister came barging into my room, "Haley wanna ask mom for ice cream?" Hesitating before I answered saying, "maybe not tonight for me Lexi Lu." "OK then I'm still going to have some without you." She sassily responded before turning around and skipping upstairs. Resuming to how I was before she barged in, I went to check what he sent me. Nervous to what it would be, I pushed my arm out further away from me in attempt to make the screen smaller. I soon as it popped up, I read the words I would never forget, "Haley, I love
Thank you to all of our amazing family and friends for everything you have done. Words aren’t enough to express our love and gratitude we have for you.
...as nothing to do but swim, sight see, and watch TV. It was all worth it on the morning of the fourth day when I came down it to the lobby and saw our bus, triumphantly pulling into the parking lot with the morning sun gleaming off the shiny metal, driven by none other than, our youth pastor. Completely forgetting about breakfast I ran outside and waved to him as he pulled it around back to park. As soon as he came to a stop I ran up to the door, he opened it, and I climbed up in and with a satisfied sigh I inhaled deeply taking in the smell I had grown to miss over the last three days. It was at this moment that I realized something, instead of complaining to myself the morning we left, I should have been grateful that we had a bus at all. And with that thought I smiled, and turned around and me and my youth pastor walked inside to get some breakfast.
As the ancient civilizations of the west grew their empires, they encountered something so powerful, beastly, and strong that no man could hold down with his own two bare hands, nor could they be tamed. As centuries go on, men learned the ways of the horse and learned to ride upon their backs. They found them to be a key component in transportation, carrying goods, and warfare. As time went on, for every footprint of a human left behind in the wet mud, there was a hoof print not far from the footprint. Ancient Greeks believe that the horse was a gift from the gods, and they were greatly valued in their society. During that whole time men were only written about riding and taming these creatures, not women. Ancient Greece was a civilization where men did all the rough tasks while women stayed home caring for kids and cleaning. In that world characterized by male dominance, one woman stood out. Kyniska of Sparta was the most important visionary for woman’s’ rights because of her understanding of class structure through participating in the Olympic Games. She became the first woman ever to win the four-horse chariot race with her own bred and tamed horses.
Born into an aristocratic family in around 100 BC, Julius Caesar grew up in a time of turmoil. This turmoil gave him an opportunity to move into important political positions. When Caesar was around fifteen years old, his father passed away. At this time, he realized that money was the key to political power. So, his first step was to marry in to a more distinguished family with considerable wealth and political connections. He also started to build his own personal connections with politicians that were not in favor at the time. Julius Caesar was a critical factor in establishing the Roman Empire because he improved the lives of the common people, his militaristic accomplishments expanded the Roman Empire, and he nearly established one of the greatest empires of all time.
I am writing this to you on the anniversary of my father's passing, out of a deep concern for your future. My desire is that, by reading this, you may avoid some of the pain that my generation has experienced. Many things have come and gone in my lifetime, for God has granted me a long 60 years. I wish to tell you all that I have experienced, before I too pass on, that you may learn from the mistakes of the past, and that our losses may not be in vain.
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Today was the worst day of my life. My mom gave me good and bad news. The bad news was so horrible. The good news was very surprising. The bad news was so bad, that I started crying. My mom told me that I was MOVING!!!