ps… just read the post over a year ago where i said “25 kids at jr high youth group, amazing”. that is hilarious. we have like 50 on a regular basis now. it is OUT OF CONTROL. PRAISE THE LORD!!! i don’t exactly like having that many kids because i can’t get as close to them but the fact that we don’t have the funnest games, we’re really disorganized most of the time, and we don’t give out snacks or anything shows that God is working through us anyways if that many keep coming because they get something out of it.
random things that popped into my head that i am thankful for today:
that i have a friend who has will ferrel as elf tattooed on her back.
that today a good friend told me that i gave her the same exact advice as her mom on something pretty major. it made me feel like i really was speaking to her out of love.
my grandma and her love, thoughtfulness, and hilarity. i have never met a funnier grandmother. she has this simple humor about her that i can’t even describe. i appreciate her more and more. i hope i can be like her when i am in my 70’s. my favorite 16 year old… my cousin! he is the coolest. he is the smartest, talentedest, funniest, awesomest ever. i consider him more as a little brother because lets face it i’ve shared more experiences with him than my own dang brother. i’m very happy we have things like suncrest and musical taste in common. he fills the “no one in my family understands me” void i had growing up. he is the best! the little things. walking with the same people every day to “the brig”. inside jokes. the consistency of knowing you’re going to see certain people at certain times in certain places. knowing they’re going to make you laugh. consistency in my life in general. 2 years ago i had absolutely none of that. since i’ve come to geneva i’ve been more intentional about having that and its been great. youth group. babysitting. kids who rush up to me as soon as church is over and jump all over me. it makes me feel like i’m doing SOMETHING right. i’ve never been good at anything… but i’m good at being a kid magnet. i wouldn’t trade that for anything. they bring me so much joy. God constantly uses them each week to make me snap back to reality and realize how blessed i am. i get sick to my stomach when i think about times i have wanted to just give up because i felt “unloved”. how selfish of me! i would break many little hearts. funny how kids can teach you so much about love. i could care less sometimes if people my own age love me. kids are so much cooler. i will never understand people who don’t love kids. i could go on forever but i seriously should have went to bed like 5 hours ago. its just one of those days where event though things haven’t been going my way lately, when i look back at the small stuff i realize how blessed i truly am. God is good.
My 16 year old cousin playing bridges and balloons by joanna newsom. recorded on a little mp3 player. i am completely blown away. God gave him a gift! i am so proud.
tonight at junior high youth group there was about 25 kids!!! amazing!
