This past weekend in the Southern part of the of State was ROCKIN. We had our Region 5 Family Rest and Reconnect Weekend in Las Cruses... As a family contact all I can say is AMAZING EXPERIENCE.. I am proud to be part of such a special event for adoptive families. 6 families attended this very special weekend starting on Friday the 24th with a meet and greet at the Hotel Encanto Parlor Suite complete with o'derves and great conversations, as families retreated to their private rooms for the evening; they were welcomed with special gifts that say Romance" ol time style decorative suite case design baskets filled with wine glasses, flavored sparkling ciders, chocolates, red and pink rose pedals, mints, Desert Garden boxed spices and plaques about family love and hope, all to enjoy their evening together. Saturday morning started out with a made to order breakfast at the Cafe Espana then in the San Rafael Conference area a very energetic Traci Tippett gave us a presentation on "Therapeutic Parenting 101" As Always "GREAT" very informative. In a Relaxed safe setting families were able to shared their stories of happiness, heartache,confusion and understand about their world " in Adoption" Traci answered questions and gave suggestion addressing each families situation. A 'subway' lunch was served in the Parlor Suite as the conversation continues throughout the afternoon. Breaking for some Free time the families had the opportunity to signed up for FREE 30 minutes Massage donated by two very special ladies, Elena and Constance who travel from Alamogordo to provide this FREE Service to families. Later retreating back to the Parlor Suite for Dinner and a Movie " Karin Purvis DVD "Empowering, Connecting and Correcting Principles" information , information, families were amazed with all the information they received as well being able to indulge in the relaxation they dearly needed. This is just a few of the statement the families made ;
"This weekend was much needed and appreciated!"
" Hugh efforts of support I received"
"Help me understand my own insanity and realized I wasn't alone"
"Helped me and my partner reconnect and may have even saved our relationship"
" The best weekend I have had in the past 10 years since I adopted my first child"
These are such powerful statements, knowing that I am a part of a special group the "NM FIESTA" that have brought so much support and needed connection to so many families throughout the state. I am already looking forward to providing this type of event again to families in the Southwest Region Luna, Grant, Dona Ana, Otero, Lincoln, Sierra and Socorro Counties.
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OMG! This was THE most awesome, relaxing, informative, and much needed weekend I've ever had! This is my first opportunity to comment since we left the Rest and Reconnect weekend and that's a testament to how busy our lives are and the need for such a weekend. The accommodations were exceptional and Kristi Cullers had many special treats for us. The training by Tracy Tippett was, as always, AWESOME, very informative, and unique to our special kids which gave us hope and a safe venue to express our concerns, frustrations, and the many overwhelming trials our families go through on a daily basis. Sharing our family "temperature" with other families with exceptional children was also helpful because only those living it can truly understand the enormity our kids bring to every situation and how it can make us grateful for even "partly cloudy with a chance of rain" days. I can't forget to mention the video trainings by Karyn Purvis. These were also extremely helpful in providing new insight and techniques that are more effective in healing our traumatized kids. And we were even given two of Dr. Purvis' DVD's to take home, FREE OF CHARGE!!! All in all, this was an "I can't think of a word that adequately describes it" kind of weekend and we thank Kristi Cullers, the NM Fiesta Project, Namaste, Tracy Tippett, Dr. Karyn Purvis and TCI (Texas Christian Institute), the other wonderful, special families that attended, and last but by no means least, Elena and Constance, who volunteered to travel to LC to provide free dual massages to each couple. We couldn't believe it when Kristi told us that some families turned her down when offered to attend. When asked, at the end of the weekend, if I would recommend the Rest and Reconnect weekend to other families, I said, "Absolutely not...because they might take my spot!". Seriously though, you can't beat free training, free accommodations, free food and drink, free massages, free extras, not to mention FREE TIME, all of which was ABSOLUTELY EXCEPTIONAL! And the by-product of this is I'm more relaxed, more patient, and better equipped to help my special children heal from their traumatic pasts and reach their full potential. Hey, and the kids noticed all this right away...you can't beat that. I just can't say enough about it. I'm ready to sign up again! Angie
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