Since 1999 we’ve volunteered every Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter mornings. The exceptions are when we visited family in Pennsylvania. Stuff adds up over time.
Dear Son, since 1999 (the year before you were born) we’ve volunteered every Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter mornings. The rare exceptions are when we visit family in Pennsylvania.
Yesterday was special because of the high level of contact we had with the people who were grateful to receive boxes of food.
There were many years i thought it wasn’t worth it – the life lessons seemed to be moving at a snail’s pace or non-existent.
Taught myself something i’ve known for decades – slow and steady wins the race.
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At Chruch yesterday with a standing room only crowd (2k+-) as the Deacon, the Priest, and i read the Palm Sunday story to our congregation – a stunning moment…
Deacon played the narrator, Father John portrayed Jesus, the congregation played the part of “the crowd”, and i proclaimed the voice of assorted other characters in the story.
Five minutes into the 15-minute group narration, i lost my place.
Panic.
Unbelievable embarrassment.
Then more panic, if that was even possible.
The harder i worked to scan the reading to find where we were, the worse it got.
Deacon Larry covered for me by reading two of my parts.
Disney taught me to stay calm under pressure.
i left my position, walked over to the cantor, apologized and “begged” for help.
In the end, it all worked out.
The blessing was that Chapin got to see my hugely public “mistake” and how i handled it.
These moments don’t define us, our reaction and recovery do.
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