Beau is a close friend of mine who moved to Florida about a year ago. I miss him and his family, but their move was in obedience to God, and that is above all things, the most important.
I sent Beau a message a little while ago asking him if he’d be a guest blogger. While typing the sentences in that email, I couldn’t help but laugh at recalling one of my favorite “Beau-stories.”
Here it is. We used to teach RA’s together (in case you’re not familiar, think Christian boyscouts with a focus on missionaries), and one night for some unknown reason we were both without a planned lesson. A dozen small, hyper boys…and us. Without a plan.
No fear. Enter the “Beau and Joe Show.”
Not only did it save the night, but it was a requested for many nights that followed. In short, we created a Beau/Joe-centric Jeopardy with a white board, colored dry erase markers, and more enthusiasm than should be considered sane. But it worked!
When I think back, we weren’t trying to trick them; they knew our character, because we were their teachers each week. But by creating this ridiculous game so off the cuff, we were actually spending time with them in a fun and entertaining way. Houdini once said, “never try to fool children, they expect nothing and therefore see everything.” That’s only true if you’ve ever worked with children.
I am excited about what Beau has to say tomorrow, and I know you’ll love it, too!
By the way, he’s got a blog. All the cool kids are doing it. Bam.
But not all the cool kids are password protecting their sites. :(
yeah, I’ll have to ask Beau what that’s for. Were you able to see the posts still? It’s never stopped me from reading…
What is this password you are seeing. I am thinking it is my Twitter account. For some reason I have to log into it to see it. I think I need a better AP for that on my Blog.
Is it Joe or is it Beau
Yeah, I think it’s definitely peripheral. I’m not too familiar with blogspot, but I’m sure you can get a plug in with buttons…
Fixed and it was Beau who fixed it and not Joe. Good times.
yeah- what ever!