For those who have not heard, my beautiful wife got a job! This means lots of things for our family - but the one that is on my mind at the moment is the shift in our morning schedule that this job will bring. We have moved from man-to-man defense to zone defense. I am now responsible for Mon-Wed-Sat mornings. This means that each of those mornings, starting at at least 7 am I will be doing the same thing - in front of the TV with my son, drinking a wonderful cup of coffee and watching Barney...yes...THAT Barney - the big purple dinosaur Barney. Because of "On Demand Programming" we tend to watch the same episodes over and over....and over...and over...and over...you get my point. Below are some observations about the episode titled "Come Blow My Horn".
- Barney is only good with coffee
- Barney loves a lot of things, and a lot of people, and really needs to be affirmed by love
"I love you, you love me, won't you say you love me too"
- guys with handlebar mustaches should not play the trumpet
- why do the fat guys always play the tuba?
- BabyBop should not be responsible for playing the drum..ever
- The kind of diversity that is found on Barney would be great in real life!
- upon first inspection, I did not see how they would talk about horns for 30 minutes...they did..and in fact, SUNG about them as well
- songs about horns are dumb...all of them..tell me a song about a horn that is good and I will recant this statement
- Barney is creepy - especially when he jumps
- coffee is delicious
For some reason, my son wants to watch Barney again right now and he wants to watch the same episode again. I am off...
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Thursday, February 7, 2008
confession...
Lent has started, so I have something to confess....
sometimes when I win at spider solitaire I leave the fireworks going so I can go back and look at them when I am feeling down....they remind me that I am a "winner".
Breathe, BOOM!
sometimes when I win at spider solitaire I leave the fireworks going so I can go back and look at them when I am feeling down....they remind me that I am a "winner".
Breathe, BOOM!
it's my job...
at many points in all of our lives, we will have a variety of jobs. I don't mean necessarily jobs that will pay us money, but instead we will have have tasks assigned to us that we will be asked to complete with maturity, responsibility, and grace. Now, in a moment of honesty, some of these jobs we will like, and some we will tolerate, and others we will detest. Sometimes we will do the jobs well, and sometimes we will not. I believe that it is our goal to do all of the tasks that we are assigned to do well, wether we like the job ir not. Otherwise, if you can, say no to the job and let someone else do it well.
Last night, during a emotion filled diaper time, when I asked my son why he was so grumpy. He said...
"It is my favorite job."
Most days he is a joy, last night, he mastered his job! What a lesson to us all....
Last night, during a emotion filled diaper time, when I asked my son why he was so grumpy. He said...
"It is my favorite job."
Most days he is a joy, last night, he mastered his job! What a lesson to us all....
Monday, February 4, 2008
bridgeport
we had an awesome time at mid-winter this weekend. The band was my favorite part...
no seriously...
it was a great weekend and if you missed it, you have to go next year! I have never laughed so much in my life...
here is a picture I took while we were there....
don't swim in the water!
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
accountabilty
wow, it has been way to long since I have posted. "real" work has been on the front burner, so things like the blog have to get pushed back. I still have a lot going on, and probably the next 10 minutes I will spend blogging could be used for much better things, but, I had an interesting conversation last night with some folks and needed to throw out some of those thoughts and see what you think...
I have been at Suncreek UMC for a a little over 5 months now. I was charged with building the youth group up and creating a place of "radical hospitality" and community.
In my first 3 weeks at UMYF, we averaged 80+ (including one Sunday that was well over 100 youth). This was all good, but my experience has taught me that there was going to be a fall off, naturally. Youth (and their parents) were coming to "kick the tires" of the new youth director. I made it very clear that we would see fall-off unless there were more adults willing to step up and be involved. Well, 5 months later, here we are...(let me interject here, that we are averaging now, 60 youth on Sunday, so it is not a CRAZY drop off, but still need to address the issues)
I don't say this to be negative, or a "I told you so", or even as a guilt producing post to get people more involved...I say all this to give everyone the background for my conversation last night...
Last night I was talking with some folks who care deeply about the youth program, and we were talking about the drop in numbers. I said that the #1 reason why we are dropping in numbers is that there is no accountability. There is no one in place (adults specifically) to talk to the youth who were not there the Monday after they miss UMYF, there is no one who can connect with each individual when they walk in the door. This is where the role of adults in youth programs is crucial. There is no way for one person to connect with 100+ people every Sunday in the way that is meaningful. This is why John Wesley talked at great length about the importance of small groups and people who can hold each other accountable.
Much like this blog, there is no accountability to anyone when I do not post...when a youth misses a Sunday, there is no one to offer a "hey, we missed you".
Let me tangent for just a minute....I am CRAZY appreciative of the adults who are there every Sunday and are trying their hardest. I can see it starting to work and look forward to the journey together...ok.
I have some ideas for ways to get people to hold each other accountable, but want to hear you first. ideas? post in the comment section below - be sure and include your name so we know who you are. thanks!
oh, and I am going to try to post more often...seriously...
I have been at Suncreek UMC for a a little over 5 months now. I was charged with building the youth group up and creating a place of "radical hospitality" and community.
In my first 3 weeks at UMYF, we averaged 80+ (including one Sunday that was well over 100 youth). This was all good, but my experience has taught me that there was going to be a fall off, naturally. Youth (and their parents) were coming to "kick the tires" of the new youth director. I made it very clear that we would see fall-off unless there were more adults willing to step up and be involved. Well, 5 months later, here we are...(let me interject here, that we are averaging now, 60 youth on Sunday, so it is not a CRAZY drop off, but still need to address the issues)
I don't say this to be negative, or a "I told you so", or even as a guilt producing post to get people more involved...I say all this to give everyone the background for my conversation last night...
Last night I was talking with some folks who care deeply about the youth program, and we were talking about the drop in numbers. I said that the #1 reason why we are dropping in numbers is that there is no accountability. There is no one in place (adults specifically) to talk to the youth who were not there the Monday after they miss UMYF, there is no one who can connect with each individual when they walk in the door. This is where the role of adults in youth programs is crucial. There is no way for one person to connect with 100+ people every Sunday in the way that is meaningful. This is why John Wesley talked at great length about the importance of small groups and people who can hold each other accountable.
Much like this blog, there is no accountability to anyone when I do not post...when a youth misses a Sunday, there is no one to offer a "hey, we missed you".
Let me tangent for just a minute....I am CRAZY appreciative of the adults who are there every Sunday and are trying their hardest. I can see it starting to work and look forward to the journey together...ok.
I have some ideas for ways to get people to hold each other accountable, but want to hear you first. ideas? post in the comment section below - be sure and include your name so we know who you are. thanks!
oh, and I am going to try to post more often...seriously...
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
logo
the youth of suncreek need a logo...and we need your help!
if you have ideas for a simple, clean, and "hip" logo for the youth program, pass it on it us.
draw a rough draft on paint, draw it on the piece of paper, write it on a napkin.
If you need some inspiration...
check these links out:
http://www.summitsoftlogodesign.com/graphics/screenshots/Samples.png
http://www.netstarter.com.au/images/pages/print/logo-samples.jpg
if you have ideas for a simple, clean, and "hip" logo for the youth program, pass it on it us.
draw a rough draft on paint, draw it on the piece of paper, write it on a napkin.
If you need some inspiration...
check these links out:
http://www.summitsoftlogodesign.com/graphics/screenshots/Samples.png
http://www.netstarter.com.au/images/pages/print/logo-samples.jpg
Monday, January 7, 2008
bad ideas....
first, sorry for the hiatus in posting....holidays were tough to find time to purge some thoughts...
BUT I AM BACK BABY!!!!
So here is the first post of 2008. And I don't really mean to be so pessimistic...
here is a list of "bad ideas"
- talking to your wife while sending e-mails (which means not really listening to said wife)
- facebook at work
- "reply to all"
- wii at 1 in the morning
- no locks on bathrooms doors
- waiting until the last minute
- coffee at 9 at night
- salads
- feeling good about beating your 2 year old in wii tennis
- expensive food at expensive sporting events
- H2's
- slavery
BUT I AM BACK BABY!!!!
So here is the first post of 2008. And I don't really mean to be so pessimistic...
here is a list of "bad ideas"
- talking to your wife while sending e-mails (which means not really listening to said wife)
- facebook at work
- "reply to all"
- wii at 1 in the morning
- no locks on bathrooms doors
- waiting until the last minute
- coffee at 9 at night
- salads
- feeling good about beating your 2 year old in wii tennis
- expensive food at expensive sporting events
- H2's
- slavery
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