Somedays I feel crazy. Sometimes I act crazy. Somedays I work with crazy teenagers. Sometimes they drive me crazy.

So what exactly does crazy look like?

Samuel (my four year old son) gives us a definitive answer to that question.

Well, we had a good run at it. Fall passed and no Delony kids were sick. Then December was about done… then it hit. Oh, boy, did it hit.  Miriam’s got the Swine flu. Aida and Samuel have just the regular, plain ol’ flu (which is just as bad). James and Tristen are still holding out, but I think I’ll be the next to go (the symptoms are already starting…).

So I may not be posting much over the next couple of days… It ain’t easy being Mr. Mom.

So pray for us!

Hopefully your week has been treating you all well. Mine has been giving me the “read headed stepchild” treatment.

Here’s your mix of the week – all filled with songs that are relatively new that sound like they’re from an older era. Any others to add to the mix?

Enjoy!

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Today marks the 40th birthday of the ATM. Enjoy some random ATM factoids from Wired magazine. Impress someone to day with random trivia. 

It’s like New Years Day all over again.

Well, at least, for Youth Ministry. 

School’s back in and we start another season of ministry. 

It’s that time for out with the old and in with the new. New students to encounter. New challenges to face.

For this year, maybe you’re changing strategy or adding new plans. Or maybe you’re just getting the same ball rolling again. 

But before you get too far into this season, let me ask you a few reflection questions:

     -What have you learned in the past season of ministry?

     -How have you grown?

     -What are you changing in your ministry plans? And what stays the same?

For me: I continue to see how God calls me to be present in the midst of the plans I have made. I continue to see how I can invest more and program less in ministry. The Lord continues to show me  how much of ministry is His and how little is mine (that’s one I continue to forget and rediscover). And for ministry this year, it will feel like last year but be much more intentional (last year was a learning year, this is a honing one). I’m ultimately ready to see how the Lord is going to work and remembering how honored I am to be able to have a job where I can watch it happen. 

I don’t usually pitch myself on this blog, but here goes nothing…

Monday morning I’m golfing 100 holes to raise funds to keep me doing what I do best: reach out to teens with the message of hope and redemption in Christ.

Go here and here to hear testimonies of students that have been impacted by this ministry. 

If you’re interested in helping the cause, you can donate here: http://www.yd.org/donate/golf_marathon/

Click on "Sponsor a Golfer"

Then select "Stuart Delony"

Thanks so much!

[Oh and feel free to post this video around. Shameless plugs never hurt...]

It’s Wednesday. Half way home. Kick back as you ride out the rest of the week with some good tunes from Ryan Adams, The White Stripes, Kings of Leon and more…