Let me tell you a little story about a girl who started to like a boy.

She knew there was a Church YSA ball (for people aged 18-30) coming up. She started to work up the courage to ask the boy she liked.

One day, she got a call from this boy. It was a big surprise!

He asked her to the Church Ball (for all ages) which was coming up before the YSA Ball. She was shocked and really happy…she thought maybe he liked her!

Then she blurted out an invitation to the YSA Ball in that same phone call. He accepted. Turns out, this made the boy really happy because he thought maybe she liked him!

Well, as it so happens they really did like each other. They even fell in love and got married.

The boy and the girl went to a Church Ball last Friday. 11 years on, she still loves dancing with this boy, and he still loves seeing her all dressed up….*swooon*!

Evidence that I am no longer that “girl” from 11 years ago:

• Having to arrange people to look after my children while I got my hair curled and while we went to the ball (I am so grateful to you all!)
• Content not to dance to every song at the ball. Enjoyed sitting and chatting.
• Happy to leave before midnight
• Getting up early, instead of sleeping in the next day. We even had a productive day. We got out of the door early in time to set up at our Playcentre Gala, then rushed over to our Church Garage Sale, and then rushed back to help with the Gala and helped clean up. I think I would have slept part of the day away 11 years ago.
• The best part of not being that “girl”….getting to go home with that “boy”!