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Spoons (with variations)
Spoons is always a favorite (although be careful, these kids get violent!) Supplies Deck of cards (if playing with more than 6 people use 2 decks) Spoons, always one less than the number of people playing (use REAL spoons. Sturdy ones. I’ve had students break plastic spoons and cheap dollar tree spoons as well!) Object…
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Sheep, Shepherds and Wolves
This game involves lots of running, some hide and seeking, and a lot of fun. Listed here are our rules that have developed over the past 10 years. Modify to create your own fun in your context. Goal: To find the “lost sheep” before the wolves catch all the sheep and shepherds. Pick an object…
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My 5
I need to write or I’m going to explode. I stepped away from writing for a while because I had a deadline, or I had CPE and I was driving back and forth to Birmingham and Jasper. Then it was quarantine and managing my depression. Any way you look at it I stepped away from…
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On Starting Over
Starting over is hard. Moving to a new city, finding a new job, starting kids at a new school, learning to find a new favorite grocery store… its a lot of new, and a lot of tough stuff. This past year has been a year of starting over for us. We finally moved from outside…
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Holy Spirit Prayer Stations
A few weeks ago our youth small groups did a lesson on the Holy Spirit from Francis Chan’s Basic series (great series by the way, you should check it out). The video went well, the intro to small groups was great, and then I talked to my leader’s afterwards and they said that it was crickets.…
Sister Sara Says 