Avery had her two month check up yesterday. She weighed 12 pounds (that was before she peed all over their scale though... that's our girl), was 22 1/2 inches long, and in the words of the doctor, she's "just perfect". She had to get three shots and one oral... poor baby! Mommy doesn't do too well with needles, so Dad came along for support. She definitely let us know that she was upset, but it wasn't nearly as bad as I had prepared myself for.
Daddy holding Avery just before the big moment.
She was a cranky fussy girl for the rest of the day.
Then she finally crashed and slept for 8 hours! (she woke up at 2am feeling much better and ready to play. oops) Thankfully she's back to her normal happy self today!
Margie wore the same outfit for her two month check up. I love the button up onies for dr visits. Glad Avery is oing great!
ReplyDeleteTeams are hard work. Getting one assembled is tough enough, but keeping one moving and innovating is even more challenging. But with all of that hard work comes some incredible benefits. Flipping through my moleskin today I found some notes talking about the benefits I’ve experienced being part of a team. Whatever your team looks like - you and your spouse, you and volunteers or you and a paid staff - TEAM is a big deal. Here’s why:
ReplyDeleteYou can cry together. Youth ministry was never meant to be done alone - though it is attempted that way too often. Youth ministry is challenging (especially the day after something great happens) and a ministry of extremes, so having a team surround you when the going gets tough is huge. If you’re doing youth ministry alone, I give you another 6 months, if that. Build a team, or die alone.
You can celebrate together. The extremes of youth ministry also bring high highs. But a party is never fun alone! Build celebration into your culture. Celebrate what God is doing, and share about it together.
You get to laugh together. I love inside jokes. I love having everyone over to our house on Saturday night after services (before we have to go back and do 2 more the next morning). I love it when another youth worker laughs in approval of a total you’ve-got-to-be-in-youth-ministry-to-understand moment. I love laughing about what someone said on stage or what happened on The Office last night.
You can carry God’s vision together. One of the greatest burdens youth workers carry is the vision God has given them. Vision isn’t meant to be kept secret! It is meant to be shared, celebrated, prayed over, picked apart, stretched and achieved. The weight of God’s call is not light, but many hands make the load light.
If you are in youth ministry, you are part of a team. God’s team, in thousands of churches all across the world. But you’re also building a team of God lovers in your church that will pour into your students and share life together. Build your team today!
JG
Whoa- haven't checked your blog in a while and I have missed A LOT! It's so sweet to see Avery smiling! School is out for me after the first week of June, so you can bet we'll be seeing you more after that! Love you guys!
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