Celebration...

Good Morning,

The fact that it is Friday is reason enough to celebrate.  However, this post is about my nephew Blaine Joseph Schulz.

Blaine called me last night to boast his wonderful performance evaluation.  He was awarded a raise, a Wal-Mart coat, and told he was head stockman due to the fact that he’s been there for 13 years.  He was positively flying high, as well he should be.  In his words, “it’s nice to be recognized for all the hard work I do.”

Isn’t it though?  That is all any of us want, really.  The fact that he has a mental disability is no exception to that rule.  I don’t know very many of us that would be out in a parking lot pushing carts in freezing, sub-zero temperatures, snow, sleet, rain, sweltering temperatures and everything else in between.  I do not know that I could do that job day after day, week after week, let alone for 13 years!

I’m quite proud of my man Blaine!  I informed him that we’d be going out to the IDK for pizza and beer in the very near future to celebrate this proud moment in life. 

Lesson: sometimes it’s not the huge, monumental things in life that mean the most to a person.  Sometimes a word of praise or to be recognized for who we are is all it takes to make a person’s day.