Eighty junior girls. Nope, not a nightmare of Meg’s next birthday party. Just an annual blessing for me as I get to lead their day long retreat on friendship.

Of course, it’s great for me to reflect on my human friendships but it is also a wonderful time for me to reflect and give thanks for the friendship/relationship I have with God.

It’s super to listen to teens talk about friendships/relationships–what makes them work, what cripples them and why they matter. Teens remind me of the joy and the work of these building blocks of life.

The girls are also working through having to deal with an upcoming school merger with Blenk High School next year. That means this group will be part of the first senior class of the new high school. I know that has to be challenging- but from what I saw of these young ladies, I think they have what it takes to lead through this transition.