Scout Leader

Well tonight, I had to lead my very first Pack Meeting as Cub Master.  I walked into the church and I was about as nervous as I could be.  Looking out at a sea of faces, both young and old was a bit intimidating. For some strange reason, I felt uneasy.  As many times as I have preached a sermon, taught Sunday School, sang in the choir, spoke at seminars and many more public speaking events -this one made me nervous.

I am not sure it was because of the shoes I had to fill, the expectation of the scouts, the looks of the veteran parents vs the new parents, or  my own excitement.  No matter what, it was a good night.  We started at 6:45 and we were out of there at 7:43.  I thought that the night was moving slowly and then I looked at the clock.  I was so determined to be out of there in 2 hours or less.  I never thought we would be out in under an hour.

No problem, I now know that I can stretch things out a little more, give the scouts more time and make the meeting more fun for everyone.  I am looking forward to doing more, and putting my own stamp on the pack.  I completely forgot to give credit to one of the dads for his hard work on the website.. 

The scouts this year are great.  I wouldn't trade even one of them for anything.  There is one of my older scouts who took a brand new first grader and made that little boy his personal project.  Both mothers were ecstatic with the prospect of the 5th grader taking a 1st grader under his wing.  It goes to show that scouting does work for all of the boys.  When one can take the program and have the desire to teach it to a younger one - then we have won this battle and the war is ours.

This Pack makes me wan t to do more and to do better week after week.  Some of our leaders just go above and beyond the call of duty and they make my job so easy to do.  I have a few bumps in the road to work out, but things are still going forward.  If I fall down, I can get back up and try again. 

Now that tonight is over, I am expecting more strength for the next  obstacle and journey.  I have some bridges to rebuild with friends that I miss.  No, I am not perfect and trust me, there are those who remind me.  However, I am trying to be a good person and friend.  Again,  I love my friends in scouting.