Welcome to our Youth Newsletter! If you have any questions or suggestions for future newsletters, please contact us @ [email protected] or call the church office @ 501-745-6113
Welcome to our Youth Newsletter! If you have any questions or suggestions for future newsletters, please contact us @ [email protected] or call the church office @ 501-745-6113
Happy New Year!
NEW CARPET!
We got new carpet in the worship area upstairs in the Youth Building! Before we had carpet tiles that wouldn't stay down. With some games that we would play on Wednesday nights those tiles would go flying across the floor! So now we have just regular carpet now and it "shouldn't" go flying across the room! Come by some time on Sunday morning or Wednesday night and take a look!
It's reported that most Americans either never or only infrequently set New Year's resolutions and of those that do only a few are always successful in keeping them.
So, what if we take a more modest approach this year, setting the "resolutions" bar at a reasonable height? It just might make a difference. With the right attitude going in, the following five "just for today" resolutions can help to get your family's New Year off to a positive start. These are resolutions that most everyone has a good shot of accomplishing -- something that your family can live with. As you succeed, you might even end up incorporating some of them into your family life and identity.
Five Resolutions for the New Year
#1: Just for today, I resolve to create some warmth in my home. Everyone at home wins when we do our part to create a warm and loving atmosphere at home. Today, try some kind words, engage, pay attention (be a good listener), show appropriate physical contact (a kiss, a hug, a touch), encourage, and lighten up.
#2: Just for today, I resolve not to compare myself to anyone else. The temptation always exists, doesn't it? Yet, playing the comparison game is never good for us. We can always find someone who appears to have more, better, or easier. Remember, we always lose when we compare what we know to be true about ourselves with what we don't know for sure about others.
#3: Just for today, I resolve to give someone a choice. Life can begin to weigh us down when we feel we have no choices. Today, lighten someone else's load by finding a way to offer them a choice. Perhaps it's offering your child a choice between several chores around the house. Maybe, it's simply asking your spouse what he or she would like to watch on television this evening.
#4: Just for today, I resolve to prepare. We all have something on the horizon that will benefit from some advance preparation. The time invested in preparation usually pays off when the time to act on that something arrives. Today, look ahead to that future event, deadline, or project and take some time to prepare.
#5: Just for today, I resolve to laugh. It has been said that laughter is the best medicine. But many of us are too busy, live too complicated lives, or are in the midst of painful life situations, which makes laughter a rare occurrence. Just for today, add laughter to your to-do list. Take a few moments to remember a good joke, watch a comedy, or look up a funny video clip online.
For many families, homework is the number one source of conflict between parents and their kids. When kids won't do their homework or the quality of work is poor, the sparks begin to fly.
I interviewed the acclaimed parenting expert, author and columnist, John Rosemond, about what he believes parents should do regarding the issue of homework, and he outlined his ABC's:
A. All By Myself. Children ought to do their homework in a private, personal area -- not a high-traffic or family area like the kitchen. Insisting on a private area for homework tells your children that homework is their responsibility. As we help our kids move from dependence on us to becoming independent -- a private area allows them to function and complete tasks by themselves.
B. Back Off. Backing off means refusing to give children help with homework unless absolutely necessary. Although this is often difficult for parents, they need to realize that when children say, "I need help," it doesn't actually mean they do. According to Rosemond, when kids ask for help, about 80% of the time they are looking for mom or dad to solve a problem or bail them out of a situation that has frustrated them. When parents jump in to fix or bail out, they confirm for their children that they indeed were unable to solve the problem themselves. Backing off while supporting and encouraging your kids is the way to go. Even if kids fail, they will learn important life lessons.
C. Call It Quits. Rosemond suggests that parents set a time deadline when homework must be completed for the day, whether or not all assignments have been finished. When deadlines are set and kept, kids will begin to learn to manage their time more effectively.
These ABC's are nothing more than the approach to homework that most parents used 50 years ago. They might go against some popular thinking today, but they emphasize the development of self-discipline, responsibility, and the resourcefulness kids will need to become self-reliant and functioning adults.
Upcoming Events:
Jan. 1 - Movie Night @ the Farmer's
Jan. 17-20 - Super Winter 2020 (signup deadline Dec. 31)
Jan. 25 - Winter Jam
Jan. 31 - Working Basketball Concession Stand (4:30pm-9:30)
Feb. 2 - Super Bowl Party
Feb. 29 - Lead/Defend Conference
March 21-29 - Spring Break!
April 10-11 - Connect Mission Trip (tentative)
April 22 - 6th Graders visit Wednesday night Youth
May 3 - Graduate Recognition Pictures/Forms Due
May 17 - Graduate Recognition Sunday
May 24 - Welcome 6th graders to Life Groups!
May 27 - Welcome 6th graders to Wednesday night Youth!
June 20-27 - Super Summer Camp!
July 5-11 - NOLA Mission Trip (tentative)
For more info and to Signup for Events - Click here: https://clintonfbc.org/youth_forms
Regular Schedule:
Sunday @ 9am - Life Groups (Ladies Study: TBD -- Guys Study: Kingdom Men)
Sunday @ 10:15am - Worship Service in Sanctuary
Sunday @ 5pm - Connect Groups @ Br. Darin's house (dinner, Bible study, movie)
Wednesday @ 6pm - 7:30pm - Youth Bible Study (Studies: Apologetics)
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Wednesday Night Leaders: Dara Hensley, Anita Dawson, Shiela Farmer, Darla McJunkins, Ginger Morgan, Tizzie Stewart, Meredith Morgan, Sheila Durham, Chris Dufrene, Will Dawson, Jerry Pico, Joe Hudson, Darin Farmer
Life Group Leaders: (7th-12th) Jr. & Sr. High Ladies - Bev Davidson; (7th-9th) Jr. High Boys - Darin Farmer; (10th-12th) Sr. High Boys - Will Dawson, Doug Davidson
Youth Committee Members: Darin Farmer, Kyle Hensley, Lacey Standridge, Randi Newland, Anita Dawson, Becky Mills