Went in to work late today so that I could (1) recover from staying up too late and then consoling Audrey from 2:30 to 4:30 am and (2) accompany Jim, Lincoln, and Audrey to Waffle House.

Didn’t feel very productive today. I worked on a training presentation, scheduling–lot’s going on in January, and attended a memorial service for Sam Hollis in the Chapel. I’ve been thanked by other employees for attending Sam’s funeral and this service.  That’s really nice, but I didn’t think I needed to be thanked.  Getting thanked was surprising to me actually, and as I pondered that I realized that it’s really more that I appreciate the opportunity to have served along side these saints who are doing as good a work as anyone is in the world.  We are serving 7-800 homeless, helpless, and hurting people every day, and there are so many at NRM who have done this work selflessly for years.  What an honor to know them and have some small part in helping them do what they do.

On a sad note, when I called Mom and Dad to check in, Dad handed Mom the phone so she could talk to me and she didn’t know what to do with it.

Waffle House with Lincoln and Audrey