Lean On Me

Yesterday afternoon I had the unusual oportunity to scrape the ice off the inside of my car windshield. Wierd. A group of us met up at Fazzoli's for dinner where we were pleasently suprised to witness a youth group fund raiser, of sorts. In return for buying the 'all-you-can-eat' spagetti dish, we got to hear some great accapella soul/gospel songs sung by a line of about ten kids ranging in age from 8 to 15 years old. They marched around the lobby area while singing and it was quite a spectacle. At one point we had the whole place singing 'Lean on me'.

This morning I observed one of the more touching scenes in my Taylor career. I walked over to the Kesler center to say hi to my sister as she volunteered to help with a Taylor Disabilities Outreach (T.D.O.) event. She and a friend were hosting a team of basketball players for the day. I walked in to see the Gym packed full of teams from all over the US playing a Special Olympics basketball tourney. It was run totally by Taylor students. I stood in the corner watching as I saw tons of students cheering for people they'd never met before. Tracy and her friend made team shirts to wear in support. I saw guys on my floor refing games. I saw people being so encouraging and loving. The place was packed and everyone was having a great time. So touching. Good job Chris Horst, John Bont, and all the rest who made it happen and volunteered time. I couldn't think of much better ways to volunteer a saturday's worth of time. May you recieve another crown in Heaven for such selflessness.

I met up with my dad today in Ft. Wayne. He's home alone for 2 weeks while mom's in Switzerland on business. Needless to say, he's a little bored. So, we spent the afternoon feasting on Flat Top Grille, walking around the outdoor mall, watching the movie Spanglish (I really enjoyed this movie, by the way), and going to Best Buy. It was an afternoon well spent. I came back to hang out with my sister the rest of the night. She's a funny kid, and a good sister. Never a dull moment with her (for example: she just returned my Jay-Z and Fugees CDs back to me.... what a thug).

So, my two big activities this weekend thus far are Tecmo Football, and watching The West Wing with Weber. In case you wanted to know...