Good Retreat...but...

I just got home from a fun Winter Retreat for our Middle School group. Let me begin by telling you some background info:

I work almost 100% of my time with the High School, but am responsible for bothe HS and MiddleSchool. I do, however have a great group of individuals, some parents and some college students, who run the program now voluntarily - I AM SO BLESSED! But when it comes to trips, I see it as my duty to help out and attend.

2 things happend that were awesome this weekend!

First, I realized just how different a highschooler and a middleschooler are. I am so used to HS antics, that regular Middle School actions seem so young! They are funny, but don't really know the lines--they always seem to go too far with their jokes! I am NO expert, but maybe I will jot down some differences I noticed in another blog soon....

Second, I had the first time in 5 years where I did almost NOTHING on this retreat. I basically just drove, becasue our leader, Josh, is to young to drive a rental van (21-you have to be 25) He did a fantastic job at leading, playing, teaching, guiding, and even disciplining (nothing major happen, just the usual "stop it") I fell like I don't have to watch over his shoulder to make sure he is doing fine!

A short story that made an impact in me: At one of our sessions, the leader said "Youc an ask any question you want - Stuff you don't want to ask to your youth pastor" and one kid shouted out, "Josh-leave the room" indicating she saw Josh as her youth pastor--not me! How awesome is that!

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