Random Birthday Party

My girls, Katie and Megan just celebrated their fourteenth birthday party tonight. Actually they are still celebrating in another room with some friends. It's after midnight and I quit celebrating by 10:30. Every year I tell myself this will be the last sleepover, but I cave in when the next year rolls around. Really, I am blessed to have such sweet friends for my girls.

Some thoughts about "Bubba Teeth". Bet you didn't know I was going to go there, did you? Bubba teeth may be one of the greatest party favors to hand out at a teen birthday party. I mean it. Once the Bubba teeth went in, the girls had to have appropriate clothes, hair, and make-up to fit the mood. They ended up looking like hillbilly Whoville characters from "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." It was a look that every girl could achieve with a lot of flair!

The randomness of the party was such an icebreaker. The girls all dressed crazily and went outside to take pictures. There was no rhyme or reason to what we planned for the party. The one game we played was to divide the girls into two teams and give them each a bag with the same items inside (Bubba teeth (of course), a gaudy ring, a battery, a sock, a fork, and a trophy.) Each team had to come up with a play using all of the props and perform for the other group. I was to judge. They had so much fun that they forgot to ask who won, which is a relief because I don't think their performances will make it to the Oscars.

Near the end of the night we all sat around in a circle and the girls let myself and a dear friend of mine pour Jesus into their lives. I felt honored to be able to do this. A couple of times I joked that Katie and Megan would get me later for hijacking the party to talk about living a life that pleases God, but all of the girls said "no, we want to talk about this. this is cool." I really felt like God's hand was on that conversation and might even open a door for any one of the girls that need to have some questions answered. It was neat.