The Rebelution Conference 2008

One-hundred years ago, there were no teenagers. That obviously doesn't mean that there weren't fifteen-year-olds, but it means that youths were not considered adolescents.

What do you think of when you hear the word, "Teenager?" Most people think of rule-breaking youngsters who have no respect for anyone and are rebellious in many matters. The word "Teenager" actually came around about 69 years ago in The Reader's Digest. Before, there was a fine line between child and adult. "When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways." -1 Corinthians 13:11. Did he say, "When I was a child I acted like a child. When I was a teenager I acted like a teenager. When I became a man, I gave up teenager ways." NO! The myth of adolescence has overtaken our culture and it has set the bar of expectations entirely too low! It is shocking the difference between teens' expectations today, and teens' expectations one-hundred years ago.

Last Weekend, I along with Allison, Katie, and some other friends from church, attended The Rebelution conference in Dallas discussing Alex and Brett Harris' book titled, "Do Hard Things." I had a great time with my friends, and the conference had some really good discussions. I enjoyed it and learned from it, and I found a lot of encouragement in many areas.

They showed us reasons why procrastination is not something to make a habit of, for it has consequences. They showed us how small hard things such as dishes, chores, brotherly love, and humility all have great rewards, either in this life, or the next. Many things were shared, and they were all inspiring.

Not only was the conference great, but who could forget the fun we had in the cars and out! Friday night when we arrived, we had 3 or 4 hours before we were planning on going to bed. So we rounded up our people and headed for a bowling alley. On the way, we had to stop by a CVS Pharmacy to get socks for the girls. Of course, we didn't realize that they would cost $4 a pair. Haha! So we searched and searched: no Wal-Mart. But we did find a Super Target, and once we got what we needed, to the bowling alley we went.

Walking in, we hear loud rock music, and see huge screens of, unfortunately, inappropriate and crude music videos. For that reason we headed to another bowling alley; but the same thing occurred. So, to my great joy, we decided to go somewhere else. We would have a late night snack and what better to have than a couple(or more) Krispy Kreme Doughnuts!? We down here in Houston do not have any Krispy Kreme shops, so what a treat that was! I still have a Krispy Kreme hat as my souvenir. HAHA!