[kateee]

We had a sisterhood retreat a few weeks ago, and at the beginning we all decorated little brown paper bags. We put our name on them and used foam stickers and markers and it was fun to sit there and decorate them. Then, they were placed in a back room, which was designated the 'quiet room'. We were sleeping in the big open area of the community center and the room was at the other side of the building. A girl left paper, markers, and crayons back there and you could go sit back there and write notes to your sisters to place in their bags. We called them our 'warm fuzzies'. It was nice to pull them out and read what my sisters had to say about me. Some sisters were anonymous, but most signed their names, and every one made me smile. It made me, as a new member, feel like these girls liked me and I belonged. And it was fun to write things to the other girls as well!