Conversation with Devon

Last night was a special purity rally at another church instead of youth group. Devon was the only one of our kids who went, since the rest of them were working on fixing the car. We were down to one car, so Kaytlin and Drew were taking turns driving everyone around. Devon to the rally, Hope-Anne and Trinity to AWANA's, and Donnie to his Bible Study.

Around 9pm we hadn't heard from Devon. We assumed he would take the shuttle bus back to our church, since that is what we do with all activities. But, no. He wasn't at our church and the other church was looking empty.

When he finally came running in the door at 9:45 I was freaking out. 1. He was late, and we didn't know where he was. 2. Because he was beat red, gasping for air and holding his chest and sides like someone had beaten the tar out of him.

Apparently no one had beaten him up. They left that for me. He was playing basket ball with some kids, which was fine, IF HE HAD CALLED ME!!! OH, and the kicker, he had my cell phone with him the whole time, without asking for it.

So, Devon is asking why I am spazzing at him about it, he was just at the church playing ball, and whats the big deal if he walks home in the dark without a coat in November in Minnesota?

Then it looks like a light bulb came on in his head and he grabs his magazine from the rally and starts showing everyone WHY I am freaking out and he isn't. This handy-dandy little hormone chart was in there. Apparently, they are telling the boys that we are psycho because our hormones are constantly changing and theirs, albeit high, are at least steady, so they don't have mood swings. Nice.

Here is what I have to say in reply:

My game with the teens

In order to gain teenage workers in the technical and sound boards at church (otherwise known as the audio visual guys) I was to make an announcement to the youth group. Well, I knew that a bunch of teens didn't want to listen to me, so I had to do something interesting.
I called up 5 boys that run the system. I then pulled out $1 and said that I would give it to whomever can tell me what the people standing up on stage had in common. They're all boys? Nope, I am not a boy! All sorts of guesses, everyone has blue eyes, everyone is wearing a shirt, blah blah blah, lol. No one got that we could all run the computer system. Not even the boys I called up.
I wanted to show them that you didn't need to be a certain type of person (computer nerd) to learn it. I told them how these boys now have something wonderful to put on their college apps and resumes. Trying to entice them into a mentorship.
I hope it works!