Doctor’s Orders

A little over a decade ago Lori and I used to go water-skiing and kneeboarding a few times a week. Then, due to a degenerative eye condition, I had to have cornea transplants. My doctor told me, “Pick a new sport.” Apparently when your eyeballs are sewn back together, they don’t do really well when they impact water at 30mph.

So for the last decade, every time I go on a boat with a friend… I drool. Then my wife looks at me the way a wife can look… and says, “Jonathan!!!” (which really means… “Don’t even think about it.”)

But every once in a while (like on our church family camp out this last weekend) I’ve gone out behind a boat on a kneeboard anyway. After all… I’m always really careful and don’t do anything stupid!

Well…

About Jonathan McKee

president of The Source for Youth Ministry, is the author of numerous books including the new Should I Just Smash My Kid's Phone?, and youth ministry books like Ministry By Teenagers, Connect: Real Relationships in a World of Isolation, and the award winning book Do They Run When They See You Coming? Jonathan speaks and trains at conferences, churches and events across North America, all while providing free resources for youth workers and parents on his websites, TheSource4YM.com and TheSource4Parents.com. You can follow Jonathan on his blog, getting a regular dose of youth culture and parenting help. Jonathan and his wife Lori, and their three teenagers Alec, Alyssa and Ashley live in California.
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5 Responses to Doctor’s Orders

  1. Kyle says:

    Awesome! I love it!

  2. Dave says:

    Dude…Epic!

  3. Jon Forrest says:

    Tomorrow night I’m talking about YOLO. Thanks for a good pic to illustrate the stupidity of this line of thought. Smiley face.

  4. dan manns says:

    get busy livin’ or get busy dyin’. from one adrenaline junky to another, i say ‘go for it’.

  5. John Ferguson says:

    Your a TRUE Youth worker!

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