Alright. So, this is a few days late (not in the sense that you were on the edge of your seat waiting for my new blog post, but in the sense that it is Wednesday, and I am writing a blog about last weekend). So sue me. Won’t do you any good though, all I’ve really got to my name is this computer. And if you got that I wouldn’t be able to blog anymore. If that’s your goal though…good job trickster. Good job.
Anyway. The Weekend.
Friday night and part of the day Saturday was our Youth Ministers Retreat (We call all of our youth workers ministers. That’s Biblical. 1 Peter 2:9-10). It was a ton of fun. Friday night, we waited entirely too long for our pizza, talked about loving the kid that is hard for us to love, and then spent a lot of time hanging out talking and playing games. Saturday morning Shanna did an awesome time talking with us about Think Orange, and making our Youth Ministry more family driven (She did an awesome job by the way), and Michael talked to us about adding a little more pizzaz into our Life Groups (Sunday School), and gave me a few things to think about in the way of what I do on Sunday mornings.
To be honest with you, a lot of times, I complain that everyone I hang out with is in their thirties, and I don’t have a lot of friends my age, but Friday night reminded me that these are the people that I haven chosen to be doing life with. And I was reminded why. I love all of those married couples that I spend the majority of my time hanging out with. They not only pour into my life and minister to me on a regular basis, but they allow me to pour into and minister to them in ways that I don’t always realize at the time it is happening. I realized that even though most of them are at different life stages than me, I am very blessed to be journeying with these people. So, to all of you who were on the retreat with us (AND to those of you who weren’t able to make it), I love you guys a ton, and I am having a blast doing what I get to do with you guys! Thanks!
So anyway. I come home, and I end up spending quite a while hanging out with my brother over at his house. This is something that I don’t do nearly as much as I’d like. He spanked me in 6 games of chess. About four moves into the 7th game, I Was tired of being beat, and I knocked all of the pieces off of the board. APPARENTLY…this is NOT proper chess etiquette. I had a great time though, and want to make it a point to go get beat by him as often as possible. So, to you big brother, I love you a ton, and am enjoying hanging out with you more these days.
On Sunday I drove out to Waco after Life Groups for the birthday party of a very good friend. He turned 22 this last week, so some of us got together to celebrate. I had a ton of fun, and got to see some of my friends (who happen to be my age) that I don’t get to see that often. It was a great day of eating, Beatles Rock Banding, Golden Globe watching, and just hanging out and catching up. Just like the youth ministers I work with, I was reminded of why these people mean so much to me, and how blessed I am to be doing life with them as well. So, to all of you at the Mike Jones Birthday Party ’10, you’re great friends, and I am lucky to have you in my life.
Thanks for a great weekend folks!
Cheers,
Stippick
