September 29, 2008
Contents
1. 180 News
2. Something for Your Heart
3. Surf Report
4. Birthdays
5. Forgettable Fact
6. Potent Quotables
7. Uh, That's Funny?
1. 180 NEWS
MS Fall Retreat
Hey Middle Schoolers...this is the week you've been waiting for! We are excited about all that God has in store for us this weekend at Camp Tadmor!
If you are registered to go here are just a few quick reminders for you.
• We leave the church at 4:30 on Friday and return at 4:00 on Sunday.
• Bring with you everything you need for an overnight stay (sleeping bag, pillow, and all personal items)
• Bring your Bible
• Please leave at home all electronic devices (cell phones, iPods, video games, etc.). If you forget and bring them, we will hold them for you over the weekend.
Gonna be a GREAT time!
Text Message Alerts
Do you have a cell phone? Do you use text messaging? So do we!
If you would like to subscribe to our new Text Message Alerts and receive up to the minute announcements, reminders, cancellation notices, and more, then click on the appropriate link below to be added to our list.
Text messages will be one way messages and will sent from One80@txtsig.us. If you have already signed up at the info table in the youth center please do not use these links.
Sign up now to always be in the know!
Sign up for our High School TXT message alerts!
Sign up for our Middle School TXT message alerts!
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
A CHANGING RELATIONSHIP: PARENTS BECOMING "COACHES"
Did you play T-ball when you were a little kid? If so, you remember the coach first told you how to hit a T-ball--then showed you how to hit a T-ball. And finally the coach gave you a chance to try it yourself. (Did you ever swing the bat, hit only air, and fall down? Yeah, me, too.)
In baseball a coach starts by putting a ball on a tee, then throws some pitches to a player, and eventually shows the player how to pitch to a batter. Ultimately, a coach can't play baseball for you, but a coach can help you learn how to play. Well, in the game known as "your life," your parents are basically trying to use that same teaching process with you. And when it works the way it's supposed to, the role of a parent is a pretty cool thing. Really!
When you're born, you need someone to do everything for you, right? Parents feed you, burp you, and change your smelly diapers. But the goal of a parent is never to keep doing all that stuff for you. (Good thing, cuz it'd be pretty awkward to have your mom or dad grabbing the TP for you, now wouldn't it?)
The role of a parent is supposed to change over time. Somebody smart once said that parenting is the only relationship in which the ultimate goal is separation. That's because parents are supposed to train their children so one day they can move out and live on their own. And it's not unusual for teenagers to start feeling a desire to pull away from their parents during the middle school years.
Even though parents can sometimes be annoying and embarrassing, remember that they were also in middle school once. It can actually be very valuable to lean into the coaching they give you. Even professional athletes who play at the highest possible level have coaches to help them continue to play better. Their coaches almost always used to play the sport and still recognize how to do it well. Some athletes pay attention to their coaches and improve. Others are puffed up and overconfident and often lose out because they think they're too good for coaching.
As your parents move into this new coaching role with you, here are a couple of tips for you:
1. BE COACHABLE.
Allow your parents to give you advice, partially cuz it can help you deal with the stuff you won't expect.
2. ASK YOUR COACHES GOOD QUESTIONS.
"Why should I do it that way?" "What can I learn from this?" "How did you mess up when you were my age?"
Pay attention to your parent-coaches--because surviving middle school is way more important than learning how to play T-ball.
**
Taken from "My Future" by Mark Oestreicher and Scott Rubin, copyright 2008 Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission. Order the book here.
3. SURF REPORT
~ Girls for a Change: Take action and help change the world
~ Teen Ink Magazine: Written by teens
4. BIRTHDAYS
We're sending out three birthday shout outs this week! HAPPY BIRTHDAY wishes go to Janna Ranney, Nathan Potter, and Luke Vincent! We wish you all the BEST!
5. FORGETTABLE FACT
Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
6. POTENT QUOTABLES
"When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened."
~ John M. Richardson, Jr.
"My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there."
~ Charles F. Kettering
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DISCOVER WHAT COMES NEXT AND HOW TO SURVIVE IT ALL
Do you wonder (or worry) about high school, college, and life beyond? "My Future" is a survival guide to your future, filled with insider tips to help you make smart decisions and face whatever comes next.
Find out more about "My Future" here.
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7. UH, THAT'S FUNNY?
Q: How do you stop a charging rhinoceros?
A: Take away his credit card.
1. 180 News
2. Something for Your Heart
3. Surf Report
4. Birthdays
5. Forgettable Fact
6. Potent Quotables
7. Uh, That's Funny?
1. 180 NEWS
MS Fall Retreat
Hey Middle Schoolers...this is the week you've been waiting for! We are excited about all that God has in store for us this weekend at Camp Tadmor!
If you are registered to go here are just a few quick reminders for you.
• We leave the church at 4:30 on Friday and return at 4:00 on Sunday.
• Bring with you everything you need for an overnight stay (sleeping bag, pillow, and all personal items)
• Bring your Bible
• Please leave at home all electronic devices (cell phones, iPods, video games, etc.). If you forget and bring them, we will hold them for you over the weekend.
Gonna be a GREAT time!
Text Message Alerts
Do you have a cell phone? Do you use text messaging? So do we!
If you would like to subscribe to our new Text Message Alerts and receive up to the minute announcements, reminders, cancellation notices, and more, then click on the appropriate link below to be added to our list.
Text messages will be one way messages and will sent from One80@txtsig.us. If you have already signed up at the info table in the youth center please do not use these links.
Sign up now to always be in the know!
Sign up for our High School TXT message alerts!
Sign up for our Middle School TXT message alerts!
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
A CHANGING RELATIONSHIP: PARENTS BECOMING "COACHES"
Did you play T-ball when you were a little kid? If so, you remember the coach first told you how to hit a T-ball--then showed you how to hit a T-ball. And finally the coach gave you a chance to try it yourself. (Did you ever swing the bat, hit only air, and fall down? Yeah, me, too.)
In baseball a coach starts by putting a ball on a tee, then throws some pitches to a player, and eventually shows the player how to pitch to a batter. Ultimately, a coach can't play baseball for you, but a coach can help you learn how to play. Well, in the game known as "your life," your parents are basically trying to use that same teaching process with you. And when it works the way it's supposed to, the role of a parent is a pretty cool thing. Really!
When you're born, you need someone to do everything for you, right? Parents feed you, burp you, and change your smelly diapers. But the goal of a parent is never to keep doing all that stuff for you. (Good thing, cuz it'd be pretty awkward to have your mom or dad grabbing the TP for you, now wouldn't it?)
The role of a parent is supposed to change over time. Somebody smart once said that parenting is the only relationship in which the ultimate goal is separation. That's because parents are supposed to train their children so one day they can move out and live on their own. And it's not unusual for teenagers to start feeling a desire to pull away from their parents during the middle school years.
Even though parents can sometimes be annoying and embarrassing, remember that they were also in middle school once. It can actually be very valuable to lean into the coaching they give you. Even professional athletes who play at the highest possible level have coaches to help them continue to play better. Their coaches almost always used to play the sport and still recognize how to do it well. Some athletes pay attention to their coaches and improve. Others are puffed up and overconfident and often lose out because they think they're too good for coaching.
As your parents move into this new coaching role with you, here are a couple of tips for you:
1. BE COACHABLE.
Allow your parents to give you advice, partially cuz it can help you deal with the stuff you won't expect.
2. ASK YOUR COACHES GOOD QUESTIONS.
"Why should I do it that way?" "What can I learn from this?" "How did you mess up when you were my age?"
Pay attention to your parent-coaches--because surviving middle school is way more important than learning how to play T-ball.
**
Taken from "My Future" by Mark Oestreicher and Scott Rubin, copyright 2008 Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission. Order the book here.
3. SURF REPORT
~ Girls for a Change: Take action and help change the world
~ Teen Ink Magazine: Written by teens
4. BIRTHDAYS
We're sending out three birthday shout outs this week! HAPPY BIRTHDAY wishes go to Janna Ranney, Nathan Potter, and Luke Vincent! We wish you all the BEST!
5. FORGETTABLE FACT
Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
6. POTENT QUOTABLES
"When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened."
~ John M. Richardson, Jr.
"My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there."
~ Charles F. Kettering
===========our|sponsor===========
DISCOVER WHAT COMES NEXT AND HOW TO SURVIVE IT ALL
Do you wonder (or worry) about high school, college, and life beyond? "My Future" is a survival guide to your future, filled with insider tips to help you make smart decisions and face whatever comes next.
Find out more about "My Future" here.
=================================
7. UH, THAT'S FUNNY?
Q: How do you stop a charging rhinoceros?
A: Take away his credit card.
