Sprinting From My Comfort Zone

This past weekend I was a bible study leader for a Disciple Now weekend at Fee Fee Baptist Church. At first I was a little apprehensive about leading a group, because I had never really had an opportunity to do that before. Then I remembered that I wasn't in control-God was. From that point on, I was able to relax and just let the weekend flow. By relying less on myself and more on God, the Bible studies seemed to run so much more smoothly. I really enjoyed the opportunity to chat with and hang out with high school guys again, and see things from their perspective. We had a great time between sessions too. Our activity on Saturday was a scavenger hunt that required us to go "shopping" at a nearby mini-mall on $2.50. With the money we had to replicate an immunity necklace that had already been made. It was a lot of fun and helped our group to grow more unified, mostly becuase we spent the better part of an hour sprinting from store to store in the rain.

The night before, we left our host homes around midnight and drove over to a few of the homes where the girls were staying, snuck around to the basement door, and...had them come outside and then serenaded them-what did you think I was going to say? ;) The girls really liked this and it was a lot of fun to do.

My favorite part of the weekend was the fact that I really had to leave my comfort zone and get to know new people. This isn't always easy for me, but I really enjoyed the opportunity. So, if you haven't had the opportunity to assist with youth recently and hang out with them, I recommend that you try it out. It never hurts to learn something new.

Sick, Drugged, and Wanting to Roll

So I have been sick for what seems like an eternity, though in all reality it has only been like two-and-a-half weeks. Its one of those "I'm not sick enough to stay home, but I still feel like poo" kind of things where almost every part of my head/throat has hurt at one time or another, often all at once. I just can't seem to get better. As I am a very active person, it is hard to be so groggy and achy all of the time and I am really wanting to overcome this soon. Part of the reason that I am still suffering could be due to the fact that I haven't visited the doctor yet, but in my supreme wisdom I have decided that I don't need his help and I will get better on my own. Ok...so this probably isn't the best advice I have ever given myself, and I am beginning to think that paying a visit to my doctor is actually a good idea. Hey after all, maybe he can prescibe me something that is not a year-and-a-half past its experation date like the cough medicine I went to take last night...whoops. Until then, Dayquil is my best friend ;)