How did it ever end up being Monday??
I had a pretty good weekend overall.
Friday night Peter and I went the the womens volleyball nationals at the U of C. It has been a long time since I've watched volleyball like that - we had good times....didn't win any of the free pizza though!
Saturday was rather boring, I just laid around the house. Oh, we did by a palm tree plant at Superstore...they were on sale for only $5.97!! Saturday evening we took the youth group toboganning at the park near our house. I think they had a good time. My back was bothering me so I didn't attempt it but I had fun taking pictures and watching everyone hit all of the bumps.
Sunday was good overall. The worship service was great this week and Peter even got one of the twins who are just over 1 year old to say his name. It was pretty cute. We had small group yesturday afternoon at the twins parents house, it's a small group for young married couples. There were only 3 couples there but we had good discussions, it was cool how everyone felt comfortable to share about their crap that is in their lives. I went away really thinking about the hard times that God brought me through this past summer and also really thinking about the path that God wants me to be taking. I think that Peter is really thinking about that as well....so please keep us both in your prayers about that!
Last night we had a meeting about the Wilderness Camp that we are helping out with this summer. I have mixed feelings about it. I'm excited to work with kids that weekend but I'm dissappointed that I will be missing out on the 'Fluid' venue that will be taking place at the same time. I was looking foward to worshiping with Danielle Strickland and hearing the Word from Rob Perry and Aaron White. Lately, being involved in ministry for me has meaned me missing out on those sorts of things in order to minister to others...I guess that is what ministry is about...I shouldn't be so selfish.
It also hit Peter and I really hard last night about how so many of our youth have stopped being interested in church since we went away to Ontario. It's hard not to blame ourselves for that. Before we made the move out East, we had a growing, vibrant youth group and the youth were coming out to church and were excited. We left them for the summer and came back to very few youth left at the church. It's hard not to wonder what would have happened if we had stayed. Since Peter is employed elsewhere now there is hardly any time to pour into the youth like we used to do when he was a youth pastor. Sometimes we wonder why we are doing the jobs that we are doing right now....what purpose are we serving? I'm sure one day we will figure it out!
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- Amanda
- Life is worth dancing about. Stop and be thankful for the little things in life, smile and then do a little dance - you will surprise yourself! My name is Amanda Gail Robinson and this blog is full of random everyday things that I experiance. I got married on August 27, 2005 to my best friend Peter - now that was something to dance about!
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Is Officership in the future????
Oh no!! Not the 'O' word!!! It has definatly been discussed...
ohhhh would that mean coming to Winnipeg?
Or to Southern California? :)
It's beautiful there! Did you see the pics on my blog!
(we are still waiting to hear...we have our DHQ interviews tomorrow, fun times!)
To comment on previous posts - isn't it funny how when you reach a certain point in your life every time you say you're sick everyone jumps to pregnacy as the as the only logical conclusion?! Can't I just have a tummy ache?! :) Of course, if you know people that have been through it, I guess they would know the signs!!
hey amanda,
so the 'O' word has been discussed, but what was the outcome... i'm just being nosey as always. go to training college with anney, its beautiful there, but if you go back to the peg i would come visit. I know, I know I got the horse before the cart again (or is it cart before the horse, oh well). how are you feeling now anyways?
About the pregnancy thing, at least its a logically conclusion. everytime i go see my dr he says im pregnant, my only thought is 'where was i during teh conception, unless i was really drunk and i dont drink hum...'
Corrina
I totally understand how you feel about the youth. It's a hard part of ministry. People stop coming or lose interest and we immediately point the finger at ourselves. While there may be some personal blame truly it comes down to a personal choice. And I'm not saying personal blame as in you and Peter, I'm talking in general. I always go over "what did I do? what could I have done differently?" etc. etc. I think what matters most are the connections we make and have made with people so that if something does happen in the time they've been away, we're one of the people they call for help, advice, coffee, friendship, etc.
True it sucks that people have stopped coming but try not to take it personally.
amanda, don't blame yourselves. south meadows changed when you guys left, but God didn't. just keep praying that, wherever those youth are, they're seeking Him.
and keep telling them you love them. there's no way to over-do that.
Hey Mara, how did SM change when Peter & Amanda left?
i email steve about this, but i thought i'd answer on here, too:
having bonded with both peter and amanda, it's understandable that there was heartbreak for the youth when they left. given that we all imagined p&a wouldn't be coming back any time soon, it's no surprise that some teens sought out other churches with active youth groups and leaders, and others got discouraged. that's just the way it works, right?
That's sounds pretty much right Mara...I don't think that SM changed, it's just that what the youth had was no longer there...it's tough.
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