Confirmation

Last spring when it was months and months away (and thus seemed like “nothing” to agree to) I agreed to help out with the church Confirmation class. Today was the first day I was scheduled to be there. I wasn't sure it was the best idea with various things that needed to be done (for example, I am so far behind on e-mail, not to mention OfB), but it turned out to be a super night.

Sometime I'll have to talk about confirmation. It is something very near and dear to my heart, and especially with the pastor teaching it — he was my confirmation teacher, so it is kind of neat to return to the class years later and help out the current class. At any rate, back to my story…

When the class broke up into small groups, I quizzed four students on the books of the Bible and their first set of catechism questions (more on that later, for those wondering — and no, I'm not Catholic). They did good at that and also seemed to enjoy the game we played.

Before hand my pastor invited me over to dinner to discuss what I would be helping with this year. What I didn't know was that him and his wife had conspired to have a surprise birthday cake (my birthday is on Friday) for me at the end of supper. It was a great surprise — hey, isn't anything chocolate a good even without a surprise attached?

So, it was a good day. But now I am tuckered, so for now… good night.