In 2010, a colleague, and friend of mine, approached me about doing a 2-min radio interview about raising kids who serve. They had actually recieved her name, but she thought I would be much better suited since all of her children are actually grown. And she was busy planning her own wedding, expecting a grandbaby, and moving. So I said sure, no big deal. As it turns out, two days before the "radio interview", I finally get a chance to coordinate with the actual station and find out that it is a sort of morning news segment . . . on TV. Yeah, big difference. The guy was probably laughing, after he had asked me for pictures and had given me the full run-down, when I said, "So let me just clarify, this is going to be on television?" Yes, live television in less than 48 hours. Why was that so much more stress? I don't know. So here are the results of that experience. (Ignore my awkwardness - it was my first time.)
I don't think anyone likes to see themselves on TV (and as a disclaimer, the anchors totally did not follow the script like I thought they should), but in the end, it was fun and I got to do something I had never done before.
But shortly thereafter, I thought, "What am I really doing?" We have done a few small things here and there. I know I love serving, and sure, I talk about it with my kids, and last year Corbin got really excited about my Africa trip. But when we do acts of kindness or do things that responsible citizens should do, we don't really talk about it or discuss why. So it made me think, "What are the purposeful actions I am taking to instill the value of service in my kids?" Because this is something that is VERY important to me and has shaped who I am and what I want to do with my life. I needed to do more and I couldn't wait until my children were old enough to travel abroad with me. Time to step it up. Thus came the idea for our "Summer of Service", which we have now done for two summers and has also expanded into once a month projects during the school year. And now I constantly find myself looking for new projects and new ideas...
I don't think anyone likes to see themselves on TV (and as a disclaimer, the anchors totally did not follow the script like I thought they should), but in the end, it was fun and I got to do something I had never done before.
But shortly thereafter, I thought, "What am I really doing?" We have done a few small things here and there. I know I love serving, and sure, I talk about it with my kids, and last year Corbin got really excited about my Africa trip. But when we do acts of kindness or do things that responsible citizens should do, we don't really talk about it or discuss why. So it made me think, "What are the purposeful actions I am taking to instill the value of service in my kids?" Because this is something that is VERY important to me and has shaped who I am and what I want to do with my life. I needed to do more and I couldn't wait until my children were old enough to travel abroad with me. Time to step it up. Thus came the idea for our "Summer of Service", which we have now done for two summers and has also expanded into once a month projects during the school year. And now I constantly find myself looking for new projects and new ideas...
