Last night was the bittersweet last evening of confirmation for the school year.
We begin every night with sharing our highs and lows – things that have gone well for the week, and things that have not been so great. I think three out of the four seventh graders included a low that confirmation was ending. They ask to stay later. They wonder why confirmation classes don’t go through the summer. They like confirmation. It makes me melt.
And, last night, things felt sad. These seventh graders were really sad that it was over. It felt like we should have ended with a group hug or something. I promised that we would try and have a few confirmation get-togethers this summer and they liked that idea. Honestly, I’ll be sad too. [Though also a bit excited to have my Wednesday nights free. Hence the bittersweet.]
For our last night, we had pizza [including a s’more dessert pizza] and went on a culminating Bible knowledge-esque scavenger hunt. We chatted a lot and we prayed. And I invited them to fill out some casual evaluations. Ready to see a few samples? This was the last question and you may need to refresh yourself on this background story first. It seems I will never live it down … also, these kids just really like ninjas.
there's no place like gnome. 
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