This week has dramatically improved.
After a call from a concerned parent, I had sent the affronted junior higher a note and a card. His mom called me last night and left a message on my machine saying that it meant a lot to him and I might not have run him off after all. That was really good. Especially since I had been witness to some additional drama with the youth last night.
Tonight my Aggies play #8 ranked Virginia Tech on ESPN. I'm excited about the game, but I have a feeling I know what the result will be. On Kyle field, the Aggies would have a much better advantage, but who knows.
It's been a busy week at work, but this is probably the first in a while where I'm going to work right at 40 hours a week. I wish I could say I've been focusing on work this entire time, but I lost most of Monday distracted with the car accident and the youth.
I have been named I.T. Coordinator for the youth. I was trying to come up with a difference acronyms for I.T. Desiree and I spent some time and finally settled upon Inspired Teens. I liked 'inspired' even better when I looked up the definition. It's going to be a group of youth that may be more technically oriented. The youth group has grown from a super small 20-30 kids to 150+ on Sunday nights. There are now 3 worship services that need someone to run sound and power point. A web site, several computers, video, digital cameras and so much more. There are a ton of things we can do, but we just don't have the man power in counselors to do it. We have some incredible youth and it's time to start taking full advantage of their skills. I have been asked to lead that effort and am incredibly excited by the possibilities. I've drawn up a little application for interested parties to fill out. I made an announcement last night, but I plan to make a little movie and presentation to get everyone interested and make sure they understand what needs to happen. I have t-shirt ideas and the whole nine yards. I've been given free reign. That should really terrify some people. This geek now gets to recruit other geeks to empower one another and the youth group.
I'm right on schedule in my plan for world domination. :)
