Today is Friday, May 18th, 2007; Karen's Korner #1065
If you are familiar with "Women of Faith" conferences that occasionally come to cities across America, then you know the name Patsy Clairmont. She is one of the gang of gals who speaks, entertains, or provides musical entertainment to the thousands of women who attend their ongoing conferences.
Here is something written by Patsy:
Bus Stop
Jason, our youngest, has two goals in life. One is to have fun, and the other is to rest. He does both quite well. So I shouldn't have been surprised by what happened when I sent him to school one fall day.
As Jason headed off for the bus, I immediately busied myself, preparing for a full day. The knock on the door was a surprise and disruptive to my morning rhythm, which is not something I have a lot of. I flew to the door, jerked it open, only to find myself looking at Jason.
"What are you doing here?" I demanded.
"I've quit school," he boldly announced.
"Quit school?" I repeated in disbelief and at a decibel too high for human ears.
Swallowing once, I tried to remember some motherly psychology. But all that came to mind was "A stitch in time saves nine" and "Starve a fever, feed a cold," or something like that. Somehow they didn't seem to apply to a six-year-old dropout dilemma. So I questioned, "Why have you quit school?"
Without hesitation he proclaimed, "It's too long, it's too hard, and it's too boring!"
"Jason," I instantly retorted, "you have just described life. Get on the bus!"
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