Yesterday I closed school for the day based on the data I had about what kind of weather would occur in the next eight hours - there was a winter storm warning in effect. Then the sun came out. I was a failure, a man in black and white stripes with a whistle. There were catcalls from the bleachers. Was I blinder than a bat? How could I miss that call? Why didn't I check with the other referee before blowing the whistle? The midweek laughing stock of 56572, I was. What was I smoking?
Vikingcoach has done an excellent job writing a blog this winter. Last week he pondered the idea of failure, like I pondered it all day yesterday and all night. Bravo Coach Brugs! Bus Guy is rooting for you and your girls.
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Last week Monday through Thursday I had meetings scheduled in Alexandria. Tuesday evening there were storm warnings for Wednesday through Friday. We were told that if we did not leave Wednesday, we would be staying till Saturday.
Wednesday morning we were told the meetings would end at 3 p.m. so everyone would get home before the storm. A short time later, we were told that the meetings would be over at noon. During a short break at 9:30 am, one attendee by cell phone was told that Pelican Rapids had cancelled school. I called home to find that so far the weather was okay but forecast was not good. The meetings were cancelled shortly thereafter. Everyone was headed home, for some, that was Blue Earth, Albert Lea, Detroit Lakes, Ortonville, and cities in South Dakota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. On Thursday morning, the thought came to me, that Pelican Rapids school closing that influenced our meeting ending early, may not have been for my benefit to get home before the storm but for someone else. On Wednesday this week I received a fax from an attendee from Blue Earth. She drove the last 200 hundred miles in what she called white knuckle driving and took 2 hours longer than normal. As she drove into her garage, she heard on the radio that the freeway had just been closed behind her. You see, we only look at the circumstances around us and say, that might not have been the best decision to close school, but I believe the Lord used it to help others get home safely.
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