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Last week\u2019s stay-cation was not a rousing success. One thing after another nibbled away at the time set aside to think and dream and relax. Not exciting things like being whisked to New York for an interview on the Today Show or a call from a publisher begging me to sign a multimillion dollar contract to write books about whatever tickles my fancy.<\/p>\n

No, some of the nibblers were expensive things,
\nlike getting new tires on the car after Hiram said the old ones were a bit dangerous.
\nSome of them were sad things,
\nlike sitting with a friend who received devastating news.
\nOthers were necessary things,
\nlike grocery shopping and picking up the dry cleaning.<\/p>\n

So here I am at the start of a new week, not feeling one whit refreshed, rejuvenated or inspired. In fact, I was tempted to pout – okay, I did pout – this weekend. But at this morning\u2019s Community Holy Week Service, something drove the pout right out of me.<\/p>\n

During the service, a woman stood up to sing her solo.
\nThe person in charge of the sound system punched the button to start the accompaniment. No sound.
\nShe tried again.
\nNo sound.
\nSomeone from the congregation went to consult.
\nNo sound.
\nThe soloist made a phone call for more instructions.
\nStill no sound.
\nFinally they gave up.
\nNo solo.<\/p>\n

What did the members of the congregation do while all this was going on? At first, they chuckled nervously. Then they started visiting. Soon, every pew hummed with subdued, good-natured conversation.<\/p>\n

Wide-eyed, I watched this display of civility. Why weren\u2019t the guys throwing spit wads and the gals passing notes while the teacher tried to resolve the technical snafu? Why weren\u2019t the kids complaining \u201cNo fair, no fair,\u201d when instead of watching the promised movie they read then pages in their science books? Why weren\u2019t they passing gas and faking flu symptoms in vain attempts to be excused to go to the restroom? Why weren\u2019t they trying to eat their teacher alive?<\/p>\n

I remembered the hard and wonderful days of teaching elementary school,
\nhow my students\u2019 needs left me drained at the end of each day,
\nhow I was too tired each evening to write the books growing inside me,
\nhow by the end of the week, it felt like my creativity had been eaten alive,
\nagain and
\nagain and
\nagain.<\/p>\n

My stay-cation pout ended.
\nI left the service grateful for last week\u2019s unmet expectations,
\ngrateful for this week when I can write to my heart\u2019s content,
\ngrateful for every teacher in every classroom,
\ngrateful for their sacrifices at the altar of our nation\u2019s children,
\ngrateful no one was eaten alive this morning during the technical snafu,
\ngrateful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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