If Nick would've known 2 years ago what he knows now there would've been far less nagging, whining, complaining, sulking, bargaining, and dreading going on in our household!!! I wish every scout could have a glimpse into the future of what it feels like to be an Eagle Scout. Tomorrow night is Nick's Eagle Court of Honor, but he officially became an Eagle Scout on the night he passed his Board of Review, December 16, 2010. Since then he has received letters from Utah's Attorney General, Mark
Shurtleff, Utah's Congressman, Jim
Matheson, Utah's Senator, Orrin Hatch, the Mayor of
Lehi, Bert Wilson, and the President of Snow College (random) congratulating him on this accomplishment. He has been invited to a banquet honoring all of the Eagle Scouts for 2010 in
Lehi, and tonight he was invited to the
Lehi City Council Meeting to receive a Certificate of Recognition from the Mayor. A flag will also be flying over the United States Capitol Building tomorrow in his honor and he will be receiving that flag in the mail shortly thereafter. (We had to pay for that one though.) :) As I was ironing his scout uniform to get ready for the meeting tonight he mentioned that he wanted to keep earning merit badges till he was 18 to see how many he could end up with...WHAT?????? I put blood, sweat, and tears into ALL 29 that he earned and wasted a LOT of hot air reminding him of the goal he had and the reason he was putting in all of this work. Now he WANTS to earn more...on his own...without my begging, pleading, nagging, crying or any other emotion that might elicit a response from him?????
Why is it that we often catch the vision of things after it's over? I think we are often so caught up in complaining about the journey that we don't appreciate it until we've reached the destination. Then we look back and realize how gratifying every step was. I am going to make it a personal goal to try to enjoy or at least appreciate every step of my own "journeys" in this life and not wait to realize fulfillment until the last step!!!
Nick decided he wanted to make some of his "famous" pumpkin cookies for his Court of Honor tomorrow night. We've ordered a couple of cakes from Costco, but Nick thought it would be nice to do this as well. :)
Receiving his Certificate of Recognition from the Mayor of
Lehi.
Receiving his Certificate of Recognition from the Mayor of Lehi.
Way to go, Nick! He is awesome.
ReplyDeleteSo well written. I think everything you said is true and you have inspired me to remember to enjoy the journey as well. Congrats to the entire Morrow family!
ReplyDeleteWow! Your post is so well done. Not just the celebration of Nick's great achievement, but your own reflection on how we handle our journeys. I will remember both for a long time.
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