The Un-Education of Society

I got a bill in the mail this week from the place where I had an MRI done several months ago. The printed name at the top was "Anderson Dianostic Imaging."

A few days ago I called to make an appointment with the same optometrist who checked my eyes a couple of years ago. The girl who answered the phone said confidently, "Oh, he don't work here no more."

There's an AAMCO transmission place right on our drive in to school and church. They have a rolling computerized sign that proclaims that they "Also Fix Cluthes."

Aaarrrrggghhh!!!!

Thoughts on Leadership

I have been thinking much about spiritual leadership this week--what is it? Spiritual leadership is not organizational skills (although that's important). A person who is a fantastic organizer is. . .a fantastic organizer. Vision--yes, that's important, but I'm convinced there's more.

I've been thinking about my administrator and why I am so impressed with him as a Godly leader to those who work under him. He's one of the most organized men I know--he'll give us schedules for the end of the school year by the middle of March. (So soon I lose them before they're needed and I have to ask him for another copy.) He has vision. But that's not why he's respected as a leader. I believe that he commands the respect of his faculty because he is a humble man. He total goal is to advance the Lord's - not his - ministry in that place.

He's not perfect. We've disagreed many times over the last 16 years, and I still tell him that I think he makes crummy school calendars. We laugh. . .then he makes the same calendar for the next school year. But I would "fall on a sword" for that man, because I know he would "fall on a sword" for me as for any of his teachers. When I think of spiritual leadership, I think of humility, and when I think of humility, I think of my school administrator.

End of year fast approaching

For some reason my computer at home does not want to let me sign in lately.

Tuesday night Andrew won 1st place in the Anderson County Historical Society essay contest. He read his essay out loud and he did so well. (I am completely objective.) Along with the 1st place goes $1000 for college expenses, which will really, really come in handy. It was also nice to reconnect with several of our roots in this town--such as Mike's dad's cousin, who knows much about the family that we need to learn. We plan to get with him soon, maybe when all this hoopla is over.

And there is a lot of hoopla when a child is graduating, as well as the normal end-of-the-school-year things. Today is yearbooks, tomorrow night is junior-senior banquet, next week spring concert & last week of classes, then exam week, senior trip, then baccalaureate and graduation. I feel like I don't even really have time to ponder the enormity of the event. And how shall I plan a post-graduation party; there are several options to consider. Not to mention Mike starts working an outage on Saturday. AARRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!