Band Concert

A couple days ago I went to one of my son's band concerts.  Because he lives in a blended home and was with his other Mother, I did not get to see him before the performance.  He plays the bassoon.  I didn't get to participate in that decision and would have probably picked a different instrument for him.  But he enjoys it so I enjoy it.  At the concert, three other bands played before his.  As he entered the hall to play, the lights were shinning in his eyes and you could tell he was looking for my wife, his 2 sisters that live with us and I.  He was searching and searching.  Finally I yelled out "BD!" which is a nickname I gave him.  He saw us and was sort of relieved when he saw us.  After he performed, he looked up to where my family was standing (there were not enough seats for all the parents in the concert hall) and I gave him a big thumbs up.  His band played well and in fact played a song from a very old Disney cartoon that I loved as a kid ~ Peter and the Wolf.

I wonder if at times our Scouts are like my son with the stage lights shining in his eyes, not able to see us.  They want to know we are there.  They want our approval.  They want to know that we think they did a good job.  I am never afraid to tell my kids and my Scouts that I love them.  I am never afraid to tell them that I am proud of them.  All they want is to know we care.