Whitney, CCA Mom

The Retreat Weekend was a life changing weekend that we will never forget. We cried, we laughed, we met tons of new friends and danced our hearts out. Our daughter connected with two other girls her age with TCS on Day One. 

You would have never known they had just met by the way they played together all weekend. They have even stayed in touch since the Retreat ended, which has been great for our daughter. She wants to introduce her new friends to her friends and family back home when they get the chance to video chat. Another fun thing to watch was the older teenage girls take the younger girls under their wings and include them at the dance. Our daughter danced all night long with the older girls and practically had to be carried up to our room … she was so tired by the end of the dance! 

I hope someday she is that teenage girl making the younger girls feel special and seen at the Retreat. 

I know it is something we will never forget. As parents, it was so nice to talk to other parents of children with TCS to hear their experiences and compare experiences. It was nice to know we aren’t alone and there is a whole group of parents out there going through the same highs and lows that we have. 

I cannot put into words how life changing this experience was for our entire family, but most of all for our daughter. I hope going to the Retreats will give her the confidence to be her authentic self and love who God made her to be. I hope she makes lifelong friends and gains a whole other family through these experiences. We can’t wait for next year!

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- Whitney, CCA Mom

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