Ice Breaker – Highs and Lows

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It’s been a few weeks since our last Friday Stretched Ice Breaker.  Did you miss it?

For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, here’s the scoop.  Each week here on the Stretched blog, I ask an ice breaker question.  Ice breaker questions are designed to help us get to know each other a little better.  Over the past year, it’s been fun to learn about others in The Stretched Community through this weekly tradition.  As part of the tradition, I answer the question in the blog post, and the readers answer the question by leaving a comment.  Let’s give it a try!

This week’s Ice Breaker comes from my experience in Guatemala.  Each day our AIM (Adventures In Missions) team leaders led us in a morning devotion and an evening thought that related to sound.  One day early in the trip, we talked about sound waves.  They reminded us that waves have high points and low points.  And they taught us that remembering the high points and low points was a healthy exercise that helps us see how God shows up and speaks into our lives.  Each day on the trip, we asked each other to recall our high point and our low point for the day.  With this in mind, here is this week’s Ice Breaker:

Question:  What was your high this week?  What was your low this week?  How do you think God is speaking to you through your high and low?

My answer:  My high and low both deal with work.  It was definitely a high for me this week to be able to return to work and to tell my story.  Some people at my office don’t know that I went to Guatemala last week, but many do know and they want to hear about the trip.  It’s been fun to share!  My low was also returning to work.  For one, my body is still adjusting to the return to my normal life.  I’ve definitely felt more tired this week.  I also miss the people I hung out with in the town of Xenacoj, Guatemala and the work we were able to do in Xenacoj.  The high reminds me that I have a story to tell.  God’s placed me right where I’m at to give people a glimpse into the joy of serving and the satisfaction in sacrificially sharing the message of hope.  The low reminds me that my trip overseas to serve shouldn’t be a one time activity.  I should make serving at home and overseas a regular part of my routine.  The low also reminds me that I’m not invincible.  I need sleep and exercise to sustain me.

That’s my simple answer.  Now, it’s your turn.  Share your answer in the comments.  I look forward to reading your response!

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  • http://deuceology.wordpress.com Larry Carter

    My high is a guest post submission I sent to someone a couple of months ago. I found out yesterday that it was accepted and will be published in October.

    • http://www.tnealtarver.wordpress.com TNeal

       That’s great, Larry. Let us know where and when you make your appearance.

      • http://deuceology.wordpress.com Larry Carter

        Absolutely. It’s a rather well known blog. Kind of surprised.

        • http://jonstolpe.com/ Jon Stolpe

           Larry, that’s great!  Congrats!  I look forward to reading your guest post in October.

    • http://www.leahadams.org/ Leah Adams

      Awesome!!! Be sure and spread the word so we can all read it!

  • http://www.leahadams.org/ Leah Adams

    My high for the week…actually there are a couple. First, my Tuesday morning Bible study group began meeting again after a LONG summer break. This group has met in my home for 12 years to study the Word and they are so special to me. Another high is that I felt like I really made a difference in one person’s life at my pharmacy job this week. Rarely do I feel like I make a difference…pharmacists have become little more than key punch/insurance specialists these days, however, yesterday I was able to help a lady make sure she went into surgery adequately prepared with her medication for her rare, chronic health issue, which I happen to know a lot about because my mom has the same disease.

    My low for week….just being at work at the pharmacy. I’m thankful to have a job that pays incredibly well, but I do not enjoy working as a pharmacist because it is so physically demanding. And I don’t seem to be as young as I once was… Hmm, wonder what happened there?  

    • http://jonstolpe.com/ Jon Stolpe

       I learned something new today.  Thanks!  When I was in high school, I thought I wanted to be a pharmacist.

      • http://www.leahadams.org/ Leah Adams

        Glad you changed your mind!!

  • http://www.tnealtarver.wordpress.com TNeal

    My high this week was receiving endorsements for my novel. It’s good to read the favorable comments and the affirmations buoy my soul. The low was feeling behind in my writing career, not making much progress on articles or the next manuscript. Both really are different points on the same wave, my writing life. They remind me that I will experience both in this career choice and neither one affects the real movement in my life. I would tend to believe praise speeds me forward and depressed feelings slow me down, but the truth is my daily choice, to write or not to write, despite the ups and downs makes the real difference.