I want to welcome Marissa, Chloe, Konnor, Taylor and Savannah to our 2010 confirmation year! I am thrilled to have the opportunity to walk with you through this amazing 20 week journey. Parents, thank you for trusting me to guide your kids through such an important process. I look forward to getting to know your families better in the coming weeks. Always feel free to contact me with any questions. concerns, feedback or suggestions. I welcome it! Tonight was our first official class. We discussed how in our faith journey, we do not walk alone. God is always with us. In addition to God, we have one another to walk with through life. We can lift one another up when we are down. 
We can guide one an
other through the difficult times, especially when there seems to be no hope in sight. To illustrate this lesson we led one another through a blindfolded trust walk. We had to be sure that our partner was neither harmed or lost during this activity. It was a challenging experience, but certainly made the object lesson clear.
We can guide one an
other through the difficult times, especially when there seems to be no hope in sight. To illustrate this lesson we led one another through a blindfolded trust walk. We had to be sure that our partner was neither harmed or lost during this activity. It was a challenging experience, but certainly made the object lesson clear.In addition to the trust walk, we drew our personal lifelines on paper. 
The first time through I asked students to make a point to list memorable events,
good and bad which have occured in their 14 or so years of life. I was surprised at how challenging it was for many of them to come up with memorable events. I suggest a journal from here on out :-)
The first time through I asked students to make a point to list memorable events,
good and bad which have occured in their 14 or so years of life. I was surprised at how challenging it was for many of them to come up with memorable events. I suggest a journal from here on out :-) I then asked them to take another color and draw the highs and lows of their faith. Of course we are familiar of the early days when our consisted of "Jesus Loves Me This I Know." As we grow, our faith changes. We begin to learn, question, and struggle with our faith. I think the youth were surprised at how our life experiences were very connected to our stages of faith. This lesson can certainly make us more sensitive to times when we feel discouraged in our faith.
Our first night was great and I am looking forward to more nights like this! See you next week.
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