Today I was asked to speak for a small group... a precious group of ladies from a local congregation. Ive spoken for up to 12,000 folks...and I dont usually get nervous. BUT TODAY I was!! Maybe because...I dated one of the ladies sons (way-back-when) I babysat for several of the ladies in the room I sang (as a teen) for a wedding for one or two of them. Im fairly certain several of them saw me get in trouble, in wrecks and grounded multiple times. Seriously...this crowd knew me before braces, during braces and after high school. They sent me to college, let me date their sons or brothers and always encouraged me. They went to my concerts, came to my games and threw my bridal shower. ....and as I dealt with my nerves, it hit me. They believed in me then. They believe in me now. Nerves gone. What a blessing they were and are to my life. I did my thing. I spoke WITH them instead of AT them. We laughed together, remembered together and maybe...just maybe...they saw a little bit of that little girl they used to know. What a privilege I had today. I cant help but think... that as many of us graduate kids that have grown up in these safe circles of community...I pray that they too feel this loved, this supported, this grounded by even ONE small group of mommas, grandmas, sisters and aunts as I did then...and I do now.
Posted on: Sat, 10 May 2014 22:22:33 +0000
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