I Just Laughed

Our theme for camp this week is friendship and enjoying each other.  Father used pets as a model in the morning assembly because Don Bosco had a guardian angel that came in the form a dog.  Father encouraged us to talk about each others' pets during the day.  I sat down to lunch and was asking my table of 10 and 11 year old girls about their pets.  One looks at me and asked if I have any pets. My reply was of course no.  Another girl goes, "No she has 7 brothers and sisters. But that's kind of like having pets."

Never Say Never

People say all the time never say never because never is a long time.  Slowly but surely I'm beginning to see why.  You end up eating some humble pie.

As a child I said, "I'm never moving out." - I now live over 800 miles away from home...
In grade school I said, "I'm never going to be a teacher."  - I went to college as an education major and I entered an order where the primary ministry is teaching...
As an education major I said, "I never want to work with middle school, that'd be way too hard."  - Last year I taught 7th grade CCD and was in charge of the 13 year old boys for camp...
Prior to and after working with middle schoolers, I said, "I never want to work with any group younger than 1st or 2nd grade.  It takes a special type of person to handle those little ones."  - This summer I'm helping with the 4 and 5 year olds at camp...

I think God's just sitting up there waiting for me to say never again so He can laugh and say "Just wait."