Last night, I was playing video games with friends when two of them (they live together) suffered some massive internet issues. They ended up being offline for 2 hours, missing something we had scheduled and feeling really bummed about it. When they finally got back online, one of them said “When we try and figure [...]
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So, these past two weeks I’ve been busy. First, because it was time for my final in my online class. Thankfully, that’s over and graded now, and I get a week break from classes before they start again. Second, because it’s the end of the “school year” for the youth ministry that I volunteer with, [...]
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When I was finishing graduate school, I had a choice of doing a project or thesis. I’ll be honest, I didn’t want to write a 50 page paper then. I don’t want to now either, I’m doing an internship to finish out this degree. Anyway, I decided to do a project. My project was possibly [...]
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One of the things I do every day is respond to emails. Whether from clients, friends, other youth workers, or classmates, the email consumes a decent little chunk of my day. I’ve learned, over time, there is a right way and a wrong way to deal with email responses. 1. Do it promptly. Promptness is [...]
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I’m someone who likes simplicity. I never really ask for much unless I need it. Many of my friends ask me how I’m happy like this; I really don’t need a lot. Roof over my head, food in my tummy, and good friends and I’m good to go. I think that because of our crazy [...]
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I’ll admit it. I was one of the original college kids on Facebook. It came out when I was a college freshman and I believe my university was one of the first ones on there. I was a little apprehensive at first; I’ve always been kinda slow when it comes to adopting social media. But [...]
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I can be a grump. Ask the teenagers that I volunteer with; when I go on retreats with them. You don’t talk to Marti in the morning, because she’s a grumpy-pants and will give you a dirty look or some incoherent answer. I’m not a morning person, can you tell? In youth ministry, it’s okay [...]
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