Heart of America Bus Tour - The Pulse of a Nation

[Douglas D. Germann, Sr.]

Hi--

Thought everybody on the list might like a report on what happened yesterday
in Mishawaka, Indiana, when the folks on the Heart of America Bus Tour spent
the day here:

Heart of America

I am tired.
It is a wonderful tired.

I did nothing:
Merely gave directions
Helped set out paints
Introduce
Serve meals
To help others who were doing the good.

They did nothing extraordinary:
They let children paint their hearts,
They answered deep questions
Like, "How did you break your arm?"

They did nothing extraordinary:
They sat tired and talked with grandmothers and grandfathers
About deep things,
Like ugly comforters
And why he had a tear in his eye whenever he spoke of his wife, gone but a
few weeks.

They did nothing extraordinary:
Just cooked chili for firefighters
And traded fire department tee shirts with them.

They did nothing extraordinary:
Only everything they promised.

The people did it all:
They did the extraordinary
Great gifts were exchanged.

And so we are all tired.
It is a wonderful tired.

--Upon completing a day with Chef Tom French, Ella Dillon,
Alana Karan, and Allen aboard the Heart of America Bus Tour in Mishawaka,
Indiana, Tuesday, December 4, 2001.

c Copyright 2001, Learning Works, Incorporated. All rights reserved.

They may soon have pictures of the day up at http://www.bountifultable.org.

                              :-Doug. Germann
                              Doug at FootprintsintheWind.com

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