Ahhh, the first post of a new blog. How rewarding! So begins my journey of putting my thoughts out there in the ether for the entire world to view. Tonight's thoughts will be brief as it is late and I have to make a fruit bowl for our family reunion picnic tomorrow.
Here we are in Hotlanta, hoping that tomorrow will dawn sunny and not too hot and certainly not stormy as is predicted. This is our 57th Annual Family Reunion and my daughter is hostess for the year. Interestingly, she acquired the job at the last reunion as a result of allowing herself to be a voice for the younger members of our family. Other places had been suggested but the kids wanted to have the reunion in Atlanta and asked her to volunteer, which she did since she was pretty confident that the majority of adults were going to vote for one of the other destinations. She was shocked when the vote turned out for Atlanta which is farthest away for most family members.
The lesson here is: If you choose to volunteer yourself on behalf of those who don't have a voice, make sure you are willing to follow through and do the best job you can possibly do. I'm very proud of my daughter because she has done an excellent job as hostess for this reunion. Then again, she usually does things with excellence in mind!
Considering the weather report, I'd better spend some "knee time" putting in my request for a not too hot or humid, and definitely not rainy day. Actually, it can rain during the morning and the evening; just not during the family picnic time!
