March

I won't win any awards for frequent blogging that's for sure. March went by fast. We're adjusting to the new one still. She is almost 2 months old now. She has had a stuffy nose for about the last 5 weeks, or so it seems. I've really felt blessed with my family. A great wife and 2 beautiful little girls. People often ask if I want a boy, I guess because manly men produce boys (isn't that so Dark ages?). The answer is not really, I'm pretty much set, as far as I know.

The job is still good. I've made several adjustments over the past year and 3 months but everyone, well most everyone, has been good about it and been flexible. Right now I've been looking in to ways to further separate our middle school students and high school students. Those 2 groups are so unique in their needs and spiritual states that it can be difficult to meet their spiritual needs. Having more of our stuff separate will enable us to speak more directly to those specific needs and give our older students opportunities to purposefully interact with the younger students as leaders and mentors.

I still haven't posted the pics of Naomi and I at Disney on Ice have I? Well, I'll get to that sometime...

NYMC Day 1 and 2

So I've not exactly blogged "through" the conference but I'm reporting this morning. So far the conference has been fantastic! Like last year, the seminar set up has provided much more time for interaction with other youth workers and gives the leaders of the seminar plenty of time to share their thougths too. The 5 volunteers that came with me are also having a good experience. This conference does not over-value the lead youth person.

The awards for the last couple days:

Most frustrating moment: Having the ramp to the GW Parkway blocked, forcing us to go in to DC and figure our way around back to it.

Best quote from our team: "I love buttons" - Corey Brooks

Funniest moment: The Skit guys Saturday night. Sandy, and his laugh, were in rare form

I'll report more when I can. Full report should come within a week of getting back. Gotta get in there for the morning worship time!