I promised Jennifer that I would post this video here on my blog. For some reason, she delights in the idea of hearing me read Dr. Seuss.
My daughter, Megan, has attended the Rutherford Tutorial Academy for the last three years. It's a Christian tutoring program for home-schooled high school kids. It's been a great experience being involved with RTA and we are most grateful for their commitment to excellence in education. I know that I could not have taken Megan all the way through high school without their help.
Rather than a cap-and-gown graduation ceremony, RTA has a dinner for their graduating seniors. Each senior gets to choose one tutor to do their individual blessing. It's a beautiful event. Meg was toasted along with the other eleven graduating seniors. Afterward, the tutor who performed Meg's blessing commented on how much more meaningful and personal this sort of ceremony is than a typical high school graduation that only involves parading a hundred students across a platform and handing them a piece of paper.
Anyway, I was asked a couple of weeks ago by the directors of RTA if I would be willing to participate in the dinner ceremony. They said they needed someone to do the prayer and someone to do the reading. They quickly concluded that I would be right for the reading. I naturally assumed that they were referring to a Scripture reading. But, as it turns out, they have a tradition of picking a book that they give to all the seniors at the dinner and the kids all pass their books around and sign them. This year, it was the Dr. Seuss book "Oh, the Places You'll Go."
So, true to my word, I have posted Meg's video of her daddy reading Seuss on YouTube and you can watch it here. Finally, my literary and oratory skills have been put to good use.
