Comments for not all who wander are lost... http://abigaillauren.wordpress.com random wanderings of my life Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:44:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on you might be a nominal Christian if… by allistir4 http://abigaillauren.wordpress.com/2007/08/16/you-might-be-a-nominal-christian-if/#comment-112 allistir4 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:44:32 +0000 http://abigaillauren.wordpress.com/2007/08/16/you-might-be-a-nominal-christian-if/#comment-112 Hello i dont really have erectile dysfunction but i dont think my penis is as hard as it should be or as it could be .. and this could be due to excessive masturbation.. anyways.. i'm planning on taking some levitra or viagra to get back the stiffness.... alternative buy Goodluck!!! ________________________________ :) <a href="http://rx-medpills.info/ciallis/index.html" rel="nofollow"> cheap</a> Hello
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]]> Comment on wedding cupcake fun…. by Constance http://abigaillauren.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/wedding-cupcake-fun/#comment-92 Constance Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:32:59 +0000 http://abigaillauren.wordpress.com/?p=126#comment-92 I totally Agree! Wedding Cupcakes are the greatest idea ever. I am totally against the idea of getting cake smooshed in my face after spending how much on hair and make up I would rather not say but with the cupcakes you can bypass the cake cutting ordeal and everyone can have their own individual piece of cake that will look good when served. And if you make them yourself you can save a huge amount of money They freeze really well. You can get a really nice tiered display plate from most rental places for around $30. It looks awesome. I totally Agree! Wedding Cupcakes are the greatest idea ever. I am totally against the idea of getting cake smooshed in my face after spending how much on hair and make up I would rather not say but with the cupcakes you can bypass the cake cutting ordeal and everyone can have their own individual piece of cake that will look good when served. And if you make them yourself you can save a huge amount of money They freeze really well. You can get a really nice tiered display plate from most rental places for around $30. It looks awesome.

]]> Comment on wedding cupcake fun…. by Jo http://abigaillauren.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/wedding-cupcake-fun/#comment-91 Jo Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:59:58 +0000 http://abigaillauren.wordpress.com/?p=126#comment-91 I am getting married in June 2009 and i am seriously thinking if making my own wedding cupcakes, i have all my wedding party (on my side) that are will to give me a hand baking them. I am really excited about this idea and can't wait to try it out myself. I am getting married in June 2009 and i am seriously thinking if making my own wedding cupcakes, i have all my wedding party (on my side) that are will to give me a hand baking them. I am really excited about this idea and can’t wait to try it out myself.

]]> Comment on hmmm… by Cathy http://abigaillauren.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/hmmm/#comment-90 Cathy Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:56:13 +0000 http://abigaillauren.wordpress.com/?p=178#comment-90 Hey, I was about to detail the old Abiand Andy blog and found this. It was so fun to get a little peek into your life. I loved it!!!. Please let me know if you change your blog address. Talk to you soon. Cat Hey,
I was about to detail the old Abiand Andy blog and found this. It was so fun to get a little peek into your life. I loved it!!!. Please let me know if you change your blog address.
Talk to you soon.

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]]> Comment on the dark side of youth ministry by April http://abigaillauren.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/the-dark-side-of-youth-ministry/#comment-45 April Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:03:42 +0000 http://abigaillauren.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/the-dark-side-of-youth-ministry/#comment-45 As I sit on my computer unable to sleep at this the last hour of dec 1, 2007 - - I struggle to put thoughts together for my youth group members tomarrow . . . . this blog came to me from a search engine as i try to prepare myself to share the news with Jr.High and High School Youth why Malories seat is empty this Sunday and will remain that way! At 10pm tonight the news of Mal's death was shared with me before other members of our church were notified. Her older sister, a youth group graduate, a college student and MORE is in critical condition and their parents are still in route home from a weekend trip 3 hrs away! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on death in YM. Although our situations differ greatly the thought of dealing with death in YM didn't come to me immediatly and definately not when it was going to be one of our youth!?!!! == Mal was an amazing leader and lived our youth group moto to the T! FUEL - faith unleashed in everyday life! She lived it and loved it and know she is home with the Father! I will continue to walk in the seasons with the youth at StPaul and guide them through the darkness. In HIS service, AR As I sit on my computer unable to sleep at this the last hour of dec 1, 2007 – - I struggle to put thoughts together for my youth group members tomarrow . . . . this blog came to me from a search engine as i try to prepare myself to share the news with Jr.High and High School Youth why Malories seat is empty this Sunday and will remain that way! At 10pm tonight the news of Mal’s death was shared with me before other members of our church were notified. Her older sister, a youth group graduate, a college student and MORE is in critical condition and their parents are still in route home from a weekend trip 3 hrs away! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on death in YM. Although our situations differ greatly the thought of dealing with death in YM didn’t come to me immediatly and definately not when it was going to be one of our youth!?!!! ==
Mal was an amazing leader and lived our youth group moto to the T! FUEL – faith unleashed in everyday life! She lived it and loved it and know she is home with the Father! I will continue to walk in the seasons with the youth at StPaul and guide them through the darkness.
In HIS service,
AR

]]> Comment on the dark side of youth ministry by brian http://abigaillauren.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/the-dark-side-of-youth-ministry/#comment-23 brian Sun, 04 Nov 2007 02:06:17 +0000 http://abigaillauren.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/the-dark-side-of-youth-ministry/#comment-23 THanks for sharing this experience. THanks for sharing this experience.

]]> Comment on the dark side of youth ministry by jeremy z http://abigaillauren.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/the-dark-side-of-youth-ministry/#comment-22 jeremy z Sat, 03 Nov 2007 05:05:14 +0000 http://abigaillauren.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/the-dark-side-of-youth-ministry/#comment-22 Amen!!! That is the nuts and bolts of YM. We can only have soo much pizza parties with the "gospel" message. We need to be honestly walk out the scriptures with our students in the midst of the hard times. Thanks! in his grip, jeremy Amen!!! That is the nuts and bolts of YM. We can only have soo much pizza parties with the “gospel” message. We need to be honestly walk out the scriptures with our students in the midst of the hard times.
Thanks!

in his grip,
jeremy

]]> Comment on the dark side of youth ministry by Nigel Lane http://abigaillauren.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/the-dark-side-of-youth-ministry/#comment-21 Nigel Lane Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:15:33 +0000 http://abigaillauren.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/the-dark-side-of-youth-ministry/#comment-21 Hi Ali 2 thank you's for the same thing - allowing yourself to be available in relationship with those who are walking the road as well a. with your student - she needed you, and you were there. I know in some ways it doesn't seem special but at the same time we know that it is special. b. with us - the great unknown out in the 'blogosphere' Whilst sad to read it is also heartening. Thanks Hi Ali

2 thank you’s for the same thing – allowing yourself to be available in relationship with those who are walking the road as well

a. with your student – she needed you, and you were there. I know in some ways it doesn’t seem special but at the same time we know that it is special.
b. with us – the great unknown out in the ‘blogosphere’ Whilst sad to read it is also heartening.

Thanks

]]> Comment on about me by Ryan Line http://abigaillauren.wordpress.com/about-me/#comment-19 Ryan Line Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:15:21 +0000 http://abigaillauren.wordpress.com/about-me/#comment-19 hello there...i am a youth director in okc and was looking at your blog about the survivor retreat. we are looking to do a similar weekend retreat and i was interested in the book or material that you might have used for that weekend. could you please send me something back that might help us put together a meaningful weekend for our students...thanks. hello there…i am a youth director in okc and was looking at your blog about the survivor retreat. we are looking to do a similar weekend retreat and i was interested in the book or material that you might have used for that weekend. could you please send me something back that might help us put together a meaningful weekend for our students…thanks.

]]> Comment on amazingly supportive church = growing youth group by Me http://abigaillauren.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/amazingly-supportive-church-growing-youth-group/#comment-17 Me Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:18:34 +0000 http://abigaillauren.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/amazingly-supportive-church-growing-youth-group/#comment-17 Church support is a great thing to have! That's so amazing for you, man. Any tips, tricks, or advice for those of us with zero pastor/church support? We have grown from 15 to 40 in 7th-12th grades and the youth are pumped about our upcoming evangelism training. Our pastor only gives pulpit lip service to the youth once or twice a year. We have no budget available for curriculum or to assist our many low income families - and we've been told we aren't getting any more funds next year. Period. My husband and I buy everything but we just don't have the funds in our personal budget either. Parents and other congregants exhibit the same attitude of the pastor, that is, the youth are invaluable because they are children and they don't pay tithes like adults. The pastor keeps telling my husband that his job is just to preach on Wednesday night, not to develop the discipleship program that we have. (We've split our Sun School into guys/girls separate classes and have added a core Bible study for our highly committed students. There are 18 doing the core class every Sunday night!) Even after our kids come out of the woodwork to participate in deep, stretching discipleship, pastor still says that the teens just don't care about spiritual things and they can't understand them anyway, you know, because they are just children. Ergh. See the trend? We are in a serious up hill struggle against our own leadership. The youth are on fire and wanting deep things, but the pastor just pushes them down. They know it, too. Several will not come to the main service on Sun morning anymore "because they just can't listen to that crap" (crap to them = never talking about Christ or salvation, only about Holy Spirit and what it means to be pentecostal, pentecostal, pentecostal). Yikes! That's a long story and unfortunately it only scratches the surface. But we would desperately love some seasoned advice. Heck, we might even take a tiny comfort in knowing we weren't alone in this sickness, although we certainly don’t want anyone else in our situation. Church support is a great thing to have! That’s so amazing for you, man.

Any tips, tricks, or advice for those of us with zero pastor/church support?

We have grown from 15 to 40 in 7th-12th grades and the youth are pumped about our upcoming evangelism training. Our pastor only gives pulpit lip service to the youth once or twice a year. We have no budget available for curriculum or to assist our many low income families – and we’ve been told we aren’t getting any more funds next year. Period. My husband and I buy everything but we just don’t have the funds in our personal budget either. Parents and other congregants exhibit the same attitude of the pastor, that is, the youth are invaluable because they are children and they don’t pay tithes like adults. The pastor keeps telling my husband that his job is just to preach on Wednesday night, not to develop the discipleship program that we have. (We’ve split our Sun School into guys/girls separate classes and have added a core Bible study for our highly committed students. There are 18 doing the core class every Sunday night!) Even after our kids come out of the woodwork to participate in deep, stretching discipleship, pastor still says that the teens just don’t care about spiritual things and they can’t understand them anyway, you know, because they are just children. Ergh. See the trend? We are in a serious up hill struggle against our own leadership. The youth are on fire and wanting deep things, but the pastor just pushes them down. They know it, too. Several will not come to the main service on Sun morning anymore “because they just can’t listen to that crap” (crap to them = never talking about Christ or salvation, only about Holy Spirit and what it means to be pentecostal, pentecostal, pentecostal). Yikes!

That’s a long story and unfortunately it only scratches the surface. But we would desperately love some seasoned advice. Heck, we might even take a tiny comfort in knowing we weren’t alone in this sickness, although we certainly don’t want anyone else in our situation.

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