
Pinterest is a friend and foe. I'll also toss in that this blog is a friend and foe. I never intend any of my posts to come off as being "the way to do it". The things we do are what work for us. There are so many options and ways to present material. It is our job as a Leader to tune in to our girls and figure out where they are and what interests them. After all if they aren't interested, included, and engaged... they won't stay with it... and that should be the ultimate goal...
My girls... they love singing. They also love lummi sticks. I put together a cheap plastic folder of songs in sheet protectors for troop songbooks. We were talking about the things we had to get done for our Journey and one of the girls says "Can we just sing at a meeting sometime?" I stopped in my tracks and replied... "Would everyone like to devote time to singing at a meeting?" Overwhelming replies of "Yes!" My next question "Do you want a whole meeting or half a meeting or what are you thinking?" There was discussion and they didn't want to miss snack (ha!) and they didn't want to lose their voices, so a half meeting was the decision. "When?" I asked. "The next meeting!!" they exclaimed.. and so it was. The Journey was on hold, because we obviously needed a break. We had talked about so many fun things we were going to do "some day" and it was obvious that "some day" needed to happen soon.

I'm going to be honest... This is a struggle I deal with on a daily basis. I'm very type A and I'm very good at planning, organizing, coordinating, and doing... It's hard for me to sit back and say "What do you want?" and just go with the flow... but, there needs to be balance. The girls need to know they are the ones figuring out what they want. They are the ones leading... you may have the title of Leader, but really... you are being led by young girls that are discovering, connecting, and growing in strength and courage.
