A Thorn Among Roses

i love college...students! ryan and i have been in student ministry for a number of years, but about a year ago we really felt the call to move from high school to college.  making a long story short, we jumped in and became the "old faces" in what we are calling "the bridge"...college age and young adult group.  it's a place where younger adults are doing life together, serving God and others and getting some old fashion mentoring from a few old folks...ryan and me :) oh. my. word.  how fun!  so we tossed together a little shindig for the church's high school students to just hang out and have a coffee shop night...and the college students brought their a-game! we had REAL starbucks iced and brewed coffee...bc we have style!  just saying... live music all night long...even when the storms came around! decor...well, it speaks for itself!! delish eats... and did i mention, FUN!!!! and of course, when you are in student ministry, you do it with t...

remember that boy in 3rd grade who use to tease you endlessly and pull your pony tail? well, high school kids are like that a little...when you are in ministry, at least in my experience. they rarely tell you how much they love you {although admittedly, i have some super awesome kids that do tell me} but they more so SHOW you. not with yard signs or hugs, but by tp'ing your house. so, i'm totally feeling the love...ryan, not so much! and they did a pretty good job, at least at the bottom. and they left me a little clue...the kids from big stuf def did the tp'ing. the orange bandana...hmmm. and i ponder a little more. i wore an exact replica of this bandana on our panama city trip... the orange was symbolic for us leaders as molding the church {yellow} and the family {red}...orange! get it? it's awesome...read more HERE . and look at the joy on jada's face...she loved running through it. brooke, on the other hand, is more of the panic button. she's runnin...