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I’m full as a tick.

So on my lunch break, I went over to Germanshire Elementary to say hello and support the members of South Germantown Road Church of Christ (Souf G!!) for our annual Teachers’ Appreciation Luncheon. And by support, I meant show my face…and that lasted all of 10 seconds.

So on my lunch break, I ended up serving lunch to the teachers.

I didn’t mind. Who in their right mind would mind standing over fried chicken, spaghetti, chicken tetrazzini, spinach lasagna, beef lasagna, green beans and homemade rolls? Did I get a plate, you ask? “Get a plate” does not begin to describe what happened. Saying that my church family can cook is a gross understatement. I honestly forgot that everyone who was serving made the dishes. When one of the teachers asked if we cooked the food, I said no and the minister said yes. My bad, it looked like it had been professionally catered!! And then there was the sock-it-to-me cake…

Teachers…what they do is beyond parallel or comparison. They have such a precious burden on their shoulders and they take it all in stride and with much grace. They instruct, guide, counsel and take confidence with our children…whether we realize it or not, we (I say “we” proactively, as I have no mini-me’s of my own at the moment) partner with teachers to make sure that everything is done to ensure our chidren strive to become productive and prosperous members of society. Any person who thinks that teachers don’t do much should take a day to keep 30 alert, curious and active balls of sugar and adrenaline and see what happens.

I was given the opportunity to make the table decorations for the luncheon. Nothing complicated, just a little something pretty for a bit of ambiance as they ate.

There was both apple and peach cobbler, so yeah, the centerpieces were nice for a few minutes prior to the food being served.

This was my first year working at the luncheon. I’m not sure if I’d still be called a volunteer since the upon-arrival conversation was basically as follows:

Me: Hi everybody! I just came by to say hi and see how it’s going!

Them: Hi! Come on the other side of the table. You’ll be serving the lasagna. The gloves are over there.

I love my church family. I love the teachers at Germanshire too. Being that I’d only met two of them prior to the luncheon, literally a week ago, they are the most welcoming group of people that I’ve met in quite some time. If I’m around for the next one, I’m definitely going to be on hand to help out. They were so thankful and appreciative of us being there. But we just brought the food and a willing spirit. So to the teachers, from the bottom of my/our heart(s), I say a very sincere THANK YOU for all that you do!