I chatted on the computer with Matt Hoskins after getting home from the home groups and he said he picked up alot of good stuff. Tim and I were concerned about the teens not picking up on what was being discussed but Matt apparently did. He said he was learning things that he could use in the future. I was thrilled to hear one of "our" teens thinking like that! That has been my argument throughout this session.....it's good for the teens to sit and listen to all of this happy marriage talk because where else are they gonna' hear it? Most teens don't want to hear their own parents yappin' about anything, let alone marriage. At this point, Tim and I have been married only 8 years and many of the teens know that we also dated for 6 years before getting married. Gee, for some unknown reason, they seem very interested in what Tim and I have to say. I guess it's because we are still young enough that we can appear to be cool in the eyes of a teenager simply because we are not the same age as their parents...hahaha! I do agree that we need to somehow get the teens talking and for that matter, get our single young adults talking. Maybe ask some questions like "So, how would this situation apply to your life today in the realm of looking for someone to date?" or "After hearing what was just discussed, how does this change the way you look at the opposite sex?" You could go on and on with these type of questions in the hopes of getting the teens and young adults talking. The classes could actually end up turning into advice sessions with someone other than their parents and grandparents. I personally think it's a great mix to have when your group is filled with varying age groups who have been married for many years or who have been married only a couple of years. This provides quite a broad spectrum of advice and wisdom that will give the unmarried percentage of our groups several different opinions to work with and apply to their own lives.
Well, that's just my two cents worth. Ok, it's a little lengthy so it's probably actually five cents. I just hope it makes SOME sense. ;)
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Jennifer's Home Group Insights
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Jennifer,
Sorry about crowding in on your post. I guess we were both composing at the same time. I was glad to hear that Matt benefited from the group. Your ideas on adapting the material are good.
Thanks Jason. I love it that you get just as excited about all this internet stuff as I do. It's not too surprising that you and I were both online adding stuff to this site at the same time. ;)
I see Scott just joined! I hope we get a bunch of people on here with lots to say, otherwise it'll be kinda' slow going with only us. I just hope this site doesn't take the place of Sunshine's actual website. Boy, I wish people would use that thing!
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