A few weeks back I was touring Megan’s new school with the principal and she was introducing me to teachers as we saw the different rooms. One of Megan’s teachers smiled and then paused and asked, “Do you speak and do retreats?” I answered that I did, thinking I might have spoken at some mission or youth rally in the last few years which she attended.

She then said, “You did my 6th grade retreat!” I shook my head thinking I could have gone all day without hearing that remark. It’s hard to believe I began teaching and doing retreats in 1984 and that I could have well done this. She recalled icebreaker songs she remembered and how she used them in her classroom to teach various points. She said it was one of the most memorable retreats she had.

I went from groaning on the inside that I am as old as I am to have my daughter’s teachers telling me I did retreats for them to thanking God for working through the silliest things sometimes and for letting me get to hang out while he does some of them.