“Honored”
Today on the FHU campus we had our Incredible JUMP START number 2 for the summer. This is a pretty amazing program put together by our admission team and a spectacular thing for our incoming class. By scheduled visit we have about 100 or more young people that come to campus and they get to register for their classes, meet advisors, get their college ID and of course find out about where they will be living in the fall!! It is a very busy busy day for all those involved….and sometimes gets a bit stressful for some but…..I LOVE IT!!! I had been kinda down since Father’s Day and I had blogged that day but decided not to publish it— a bit to sad of a day still. But today— well today was quite wonderful. I met each of the new students as they came through to find out where they would be living and I got to meet parents and siblings and grandparents and even a couple of “significant” others. Well each of these kids are coming in and talking and chatting to me and Kate (my super student assistant) and it was great…wait it was beyond great it was amazing. These kids who (mostly) I did not know until today were just impressing me so much- they were so thoughtful of their families who sometimes are VERY over bearing….and they were so kind as they thanked us for getting them where they wanted to be and even if they didn’t get their first choice they still had great attitudes about it. I met several young people who were pretty nervous, some who were overwhelmed and some who just were about to burst with excitement! So many of the parents thanked us and told us they were so glad that their child was coming to FHU and that the day had confirmed what a great decision it was (with everyone being so kind and working so hard). I was talking to one man in particular who asked me somehow about my brothers….then as we were talking he said- oh, you lost your father not long ago didn’t you…I smiled and told him I did. He said-“I heard him preach many times and he was such a wonderful man.” He had no idea how much it meant to me and as he left and I tried to fight back the tears- I started thinking about these parents and what a great great honor they give us each semester when they bring their greatest blessing to us and trust us to care for them and to teach them. I love FHU for so many reasons but most often because of the constant reminder of why I am here— these students, who continue to make life better day by day. I am honored and so thankful to God for this gift.
