Hello all -
I'm continuing my series on profound people with one of my own kitchen colleagues, Nancy Raymond! Nancy is a fantastic lady. At 71 years old, she decided to come out to Holden for five months and work one of the hardest jobs in the entire Village - the kitchen! Nancy is from Grand Rapids, Minnesota, where she worked as an elementary school counselor for School District 318. Nancy had been out to Holden Village before, pre-retirement, but it's been on her list to come out for a longer stay.
Nancy is tirelessly engaged in the life of our little mountain town. She has been involved in the community play, the community musical, teaching Sunday School to our youth, and serving as the Snack Bar Coordinator after her kitchen shifts. What she brings to this place is energizing to all of us here.
Nancy also serves as a sounding board for my boundless ideas post-Luther, for when I finish my Master of Arts. We talk daily over carrot chopping or bread baking where I should set up an outreach bakery, what I could do to have my niche in the town, and what other organizations in town I could connect with. She has been a fantastic, amazing resource.
I'm thankful for people like Nancy - who let me talk endlessly while asking for opinions, suggestions, or help; who let me rattle and ramble on while trying to form my own thoughts in my head. She's patient, kind, and is never afraid to offer advice or her sincere opinion.
We've already decided to keep in touch past our Holden times by getting each other's email addresses, and then when I'm up in Grand Rapids she'll be one of the first people I go and see! It's always amazing how God brings people together in the most unexpected of ways. I think all of us here at little Holden Village feel this way - we're all able to offer our contributions to this place and to each other in the holiest of ways.
In other news...I'm going on a hike on Sunday, to Big Creek! I'll post again about that!
Christ's deepest peace, my readers.
From the Village,
Dean
No comments:
Post a Comment