Just back from a 643 mile 40 our round trip to Endicott. It was a great, but quick trip .. I had agreed to do shows for two groups of kids. One for our good friend Linda’.. in DIane’s old middle school. And one for my newish freind Dave in his group of homeschoolers. I’d said ‘yes’ to both shows late last year.. (i don’t ‘no’… do i ? )/./ When I said yes.. I’d imagined a leisurly trip to Diane’s home town with family in tow.. As it happens.. I’m insanely busy at work…. and neither Diane nor Gabe were free to travel mid week.. so it was basically down and back in jus over 24 hours. I spent the whole way down and the whoel way back.. and every free minute of the the day on work calls to boot.  (I didn’t miss a meeting)
   As yucky as that all sounds.. it was actually wonderful.. I got to witness for science geekiness for about 550 kids.. I got to see my inlaws, my brother and sister inlaw.. my friends linda , andrela and  david (today was davids birthday) .. and my other friends david and leigh and kids.. I got to visit Diane’s mold middle school and place a samstone there… and I got to vist my my mother in law Marcia’s friend Deacon Tom who’s 33 year old son Jim passed away suddenly the other day. I stopped by to visit Tom.. whom I’d never met.. on an urge as I was driving by his church.. I went inside and yelled out his name until I found him..   We spent abotu 45 minutes talking about our kids loss, redemption, etc.. It felt good to be there for someone else…
   So.. here’s my dilemma.. today’s trip was crazy. impractical, and exhausting . At the same time it was wonderful. reddeeming and rewarding..  I was doign stuff aligned with my purpose.  How do I know when/if I should say ‘no’ to say no to ‘opportunities’ like this..    Glad I didn’t say no this time

night folks.. nite sam
-me