On Wednesday I treated my 7th grade small group girls to dessert at Chilli's to kick off the holiday season. Good idea. And bad idea, sorta.
3/4 of our time was fun and giggles and girls who normally are shy were laughing and sharing. They were all excited about their desserts. But as desserts got eaten and wait time for parents brought boredom, 3 of my girls decided it would be fun to put salt and pepper in their water. Then they started putting ketchup in it.
Are you kidding me? I KINDLY asked them to stop 3 times. Finally, when I wasn't looking they tried to do it behind my back and instead of showing the patience of Jesus, I lit into them as if they were my own kids.
Phrases like "If you are going to act like 10 year old boys, I will treat you like it."
"The ketchup bottle is not a toy!"
Ugh, I'm so NOT cut out for being their small group leader. I was totally bummed by these three girls and struggled not to let them define my entire evening. I should just stick to serving in church as a ribbon dancer......
2 comments:
its that time again for "dancing" at church...they've got some new moves...i'm not sure if i approve! miss ya, foo gee
Well - I see your problem. The fact is, the ketchup bottle IS a toy! Immaturity makes a great youth group leader!
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