Scouting Christmas Spirit

[TNScoutTroop]

My Scout son is doing really well rising to the challenge of being an SPL of a new troop, with 2/3 of the Scouts NOT native English speakers. But, he & I have an ongoing if good natured dispute over whether I'm excessively enthusiastic about Scouting.

 

This note -- which he read first -- was attached to his gift to me this morning:

 

"'A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.'

 

This present is a testimony to my personal Scout spirit.

 

I have showed

my trustworthiness by not getting this gift for myself;

my loyalness, kindness, obedience, and friendliness by actually giving you a gift;

my helpfulness by wrapping it myself, instead of having mom do it;

my courteousness by wrappting it at all;

my cheerfulness by smiling while I did it, and even right now;

my thriftiness by wrapping it in the bag it came in;

my bravery by doing this at all, instead of chickening out like I would have a year ago;

my cleanliness by washing my hands before wrapping it;

and my reverence by praying that God would give me ideas to make this scheme work!

 

Merry Christmas"

 

 

. . . and the ribbon was, he pointed out, tied with a taut-line hitch.

 

 

May God's grace be upon you all this day, even those of you who don't believe in Him!

 

Merry Christmas

 

 

TN Scout Troop

 

 

PS. It was a bottle of wine, which his older brother helped him buy.(This message has been edited by tnscouttroop)

[moosetracker]

Very cute and creative.. But you must tell him you are unable to partake of libations in scouting.. So after all that he went and broke youth protection rules..!!! (I would do a smilee face here, but have no idea how others do that.)

[jhankins]

Thank you for sharing this! It sounds like your boy "gets it."

 

Merry Christmas!