not bad for a day off

Today didn't go exactly as planned, but it was good.

It began for me with Levi standing over me, me being fast asleep.

"Dad, can you drive me to school? I missed the bus. And can you bring your guitar and play for my music class? We're talking about stringed instruments today."

So I dragged myself out of bed, grabbed a hat to cover the bed-head, took Levi to school, then came home to get cleaned up to go back to the school for the 10:00 music class--my middle school debut.

While I was at home, I took a call from a former student, who was obviously in the middle of some sort of crisis. He says, "I know it's your day off, but do you think that we could get together today to talk?" Absolutely. Let me take care of the music class thing, then I'll call you.

Headed back to the school. Turns out I was able to sit in on the lecture about the orchestral and folk instruments, then I got to talk about the guitar. The teacher and I played a rousing rendition of "O Susanna" for the class. Mrs. Shutes plays a mean dulcimer!

Off to the local Chinese Buffet to meet my young friend. He's not been in a good place spiritually, and God broke through the junk this weekend. He wanted to know if I could help him get back on track. We had a great talk, and came up with an action plan, and he's headed in the right direction. That's good stuff there.

At some point today, I got a note on Facebook from one of our seniors. She just wanted to say thanks for me and Kim investing in her life, for being real.

Supper's on the table and the dog's going crazy in the backyard. I'm out...