All The Snaudrey That's Fit To Print.

touch the freakin' future.

so exhausted. I cannot remember the last time i was this spent.

posted by sibbie751 @ 1:36 a.m. 3 comments

tired

Wow. I felt the need to create a new post, in an attempt to somehow retain some form of control over my blog. I see the ownership slipping from my fingers and I am powerless to do anything about it.

It's 1:00 am. I've been here (the office, if you will) since 5 am. It's madness. Remember the too blessed to be stressed bit? OK...I'm stressed now. Ever have one of those days when the tiniest thing threatens to put you over the edge? That was today. I felt like someone asking me to do the smallest additional thing (like mailing a letter) would drive me to tears. Yep.

Rest assured that once I have had a chance to rest...assured...I will reclaim my blog with a vengeance. For now, I will permit the pygmies to engage in their futile strategies.

posted by sibbie751 @ 12:45 a.m. 17 comments

mentoring

Wow. Life is happening fast these days. So many exciting things going on. Not that I'm without frustrations, but I'm too blessed to be stressed. Haha. Excuse the cheesy Christian bumper sticker, please.

Seriously. My to-do list seems crazy, but I'm enjoying the ride. I'm stoked for Touch the Future, and Trinidad is right around the corner after that. But what I'm most excited about is a new endeavour, something I've been longing to do for years, but just now it's coming to fruition, and that's to become involved in mentoring. I've started meeting with one incredible young lady in whom I see so much potential...I want to encourage and equip her any way I can. What a privilege! It's just underway, but i'm enjoying it so much and I have so many ideas. I want to start with several others, but realistically I know I can't take on any additional responsibilities until late March.

So I've had thoughts and philosophies on discipleship/mentoring rolling around in my head for a while, but I'm trying to make them more concrete, practical and structured.

Entering the process, I outlined 6 key expectations I have of my self and commit to her.
1. Daily prayer - I will pray specifically for her each day.
2. Availability - She can call me any time.
3. Transparency - No question is off-limits.
4. Investment - I will devote time and energy into preparation and development of the process. The times we set to meet together are priority to me and I will guard them. It will never be an afterthought, a rush, or something to be cancelled flippantly.
5. Accountability - I am committed to helping her strive for new heights. When called for, I will provide a reality check or a "kick in the pants".
6. Confidentiality - I will always place high value on her trust.

This list might not be comprehensive or even articulated perfectly, but it's a framework to start with. I also stumbled upon this book on my shelf last weekend and I've nearly finished it. It's insightful. I'm really enjoying Tim Elmore's materials right now, even though he uses a lot of acronymns.

Anyways...I'm very open to dialogue, comments, & suggestions. What experience have you had in mentoring...providing or receiving? How much structure did it have and what did it look like? What was most helpful? What was not so beneficial? Other thoughts?

posted by sibbie751 @ 10:55 p.m. 19 comments