I have a couple of things to say about some recent experiences with teenagers...
First- Sunday at church a lady asked me if one of the boys from youth group was my son. Now I need to tell of you that this boy looks to be 17 or 18. Now I realize that I am aging and no longer can pass for a college kid. At times, yes, I no longer get carded when I go out, but honestly do I look like I have a teenage son?? Please be truthful with me...I can take it!!!
Secondly- We have great kids in our youth group at church. We call it Floodgate!! I pray that God will open the Floodgates of Heaven on us. We meet every other Sunday night and I love it. We have such a blast with them. Just like other areas of church planting I must be patient. I want to have this awesome, huge, amazing youth group now. I pray that I will be patient and purposeful in my waiting. I pray that I will enjoy the part of the journey we are on. We just started Floodgate in December. I love the relationships I am building with the teens. We are going to a concert and hockey game together on Saturday. I am so looking forward to it. We have so much fun together.
I work with teens all week and then hang out with a bunch more on Sundays. I am thankful I am no longer a teenager, though I don't wish to be a teenager’s mom yet either!! Teens face a tough world out there and life can get messy for them. They make me want to bang my head against a wall one minute and hug them the next minute. The teenage years can be tough and I am so thankful I know a group of teens that is letting this "old" lady walk part of their journey with them! Floodgate Rocks!!!
2 comments:
you so do not look old!!! you are so funny!! i am one minute mistaken for a college student and the next called an old lady by the students...to them "almost" 30 is old..if they only knew!!! i hear you on the frustration of the seemingly slow process of building relationships with students...i continue to struggle with that with my college girls and the whole college ministry here...have faith that you will turn around one day and long for the days when it was small, just like at BW when during staff wk we couldn't wait for the kids and then when they came and a few wks had gone by, we longed for time with just the staff...love you amy and i am praying for you!! B<><
hilarious! I love that you're working with teens. No, you do NOT look like the mother of a 17 year old.
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