More Open Mike Stories
Here are some snippets of what other people said at open mike at Shane and Dorcas' wedding:
Dorcas' father, Mark: Dorcas was a very fussy baby and for several months Mark and his wife would take turns taking care of her throughout the night. Mark would lie on the floor with her, and when she would cry he'd reach over and pat her back till she calmed down. He recommended a similar approach to Shane. When she gets upset, reach over and pat her till she calms down.
Lorne, who is one of the few people from here who knew Dorcas when she was very young used to marvel at how her mother would set her on the counter near where she was working and Dorcas would sit there quietly and safely and watch her mother. Lorne was sure his own daughters would have moved around far too much to have been safe doing that.
Josh said he's noticed that Shane is not afraid to be romantic, and that he has been very willing in the past to donate his time and energy to worthwhile projects that did not reward him monetarily. (His firsthand observation of the latter was in NYC when Shane was there for a number of weeks two winters in a row.)
Dorcas' three childhood friends went to the mike together and read an acrostic they had written using Shane and Dorcas' names.
Joe Y. said that he doesn't think Dorcas' shyness goes very deep. He said this based on several years of having had Dorcas and her Kansas siblings at their house on Sat. eve. for pizza.
Kevin said Shane has been a faithful friend, having visited him numerous times since he has married and moved to Indiana.
Benji said Shane has been a mentor of sorts to him, but noting that his once-cynical view of many things (women included) first lost its vigor and then collapsed entirely.
Caleb said Shane has had a very significant positive influence in the youth group, owing to his leadership ability and taking an interest in others.
Craig and Rachel wished Shane and Dorcas well (and I'm sure said some worthwhile things I'm forgetting at the moment).
Joel told the story of how, in Kenya, when Shane and Dorcas and others were playing mini-golf, Dorcas' competitive spirit surfaced and she informed Shane that she was going to "win" him. (It's a typical Kenyan expression meaning "I plan to win this game.") We've had lots of fun with that announcement. As Shane said, "Well, I guess that worked"--and part of it had nothing to do with her winning the mini-golf game.
Louisa said that in high school when she filled out a temperment profile for Shane she found that many of the traits she identified fell into the choleric category. Her mother, who saw how she had analyzed him and didn't know Shane very well, asked, "What kind of person is he anyway?" Louisa said he was sort of every girl's champion, on class trips, etc. seeing to it that the girls were all taken care of. (Louisa, who is very tall, told me once that it's a shame my boys are too short for her. . . )
Grant, feeling obligated to fill in the gap left when no one told any embarrassing stories, told about this incident when the boys were roller skating in their undies one evening when the Christmas carolers came, and the curtain collapsed while they were peeking out to figure out what was happening. He also told how they had worked together on many woodcutting days when the weather was cold and disagreeable and Shane kept hustling things along (first when they worked as partners, and later, when Shane paid Grant for his labor), overcoming Grant's resistance and still managing to feel like a friend before the day was over.
Titus Y. said that when he worked with Shane for Hershberger basements, Shane often sang while he worked, probably sometimes over the noise of the skid steer. Invariably, the lady of the house under which they were digging would comment on the wonderful singing she had heard. According to Titus, Shane would "modestly" accept the adulation (and probably Titus would snicker in the background).
One friend from a Kenya missionary family expressed heartfelt thanks for the friend she had found in Dorcas there. Their families had come from different stateside communities, but there they became as close as if they had always known each other.
I didn't write any of this down at the time, so I won't vouch for the accuracy or completeness of this record. In another post, I want to write some of the things that people said afterwards--by people, who, for various reasons, did not speak up at the open mike time.
Dorcas' father, Mark: Dorcas was a very fussy baby and for several months Mark and his wife would take turns taking care of her throughout the night. Mark would lie on the floor with her, and when she would cry he'd reach over and pat her back till she calmed down. He recommended a similar approach to Shane. When she gets upset, reach over and pat her till she calms down.
Lorne, who is one of the few people from here who knew Dorcas when she was very young used to marvel at how her mother would set her on the counter near where she was working and Dorcas would sit there quietly and safely and watch her mother. Lorne was sure his own daughters would have moved around far too much to have been safe doing that.
Josh said he's noticed that Shane is not afraid to be romantic, and that he has been very willing in the past to donate his time and energy to worthwhile projects that did not reward him monetarily. (His firsthand observation of the latter was in NYC when Shane was there for a number of weeks two winters in a row.)
Dorcas' three childhood friends went to the mike together and read an acrostic they had written using Shane and Dorcas' names.
Joe Y. said that he doesn't think Dorcas' shyness goes very deep. He said this based on several years of having had Dorcas and her Kansas siblings at their house on Sat. eve. for pizza.
Kevin said Shane has been a faithful friend, having visited him numerous times since he has married and moved to Indiana.
Benji said Shane has been a mentor of sorts to him, but noting that his once-cynical view of many things (women included) first lost its vigor and then collapsed entirely.
Caleb said Shane has had a very significant positive influence in the youth group, owing to his leadership ability and taking an interest in others.
Craig and Rachel wished Shane and Dorcas well (and I'm sure said some worthwhile things I'm forgetting at the moment).
Joel told the story of how, in Kenya, when Shane and Dorcas and others were playing mini-golf, Dorcas' competitive spirit surfaced and she informed Shane that she was going to "win" him. (It's a typical Kenyan expression meaning "I plan to win this game.") We've had lots of fun with that announcement. As Shane said, "Well, I guess that worked"--and part of it had nothing to do with her winning the mini-golf game.
Louisa said that in high school when she filled out a temperment profile for Shane she found that many of the traits she identified fell into the choleric category. Her mother, who saw how she had analyzed him and didn't know Shane very well, asked, "What kind of person is he anyway?" Louisa said he was sort of every girl's champion, on class trips, etc. seeing to it that the girls were all taken care of. (Louisa, who is very tall, told me once that it's a shame my boys are too short for her. . . )
Grant, feeling obligated to fill in the gap left when no one told any embarrassing stories, told about this incident when the boys were roller skating in their undies one evening when the Christmas carolers came, and the curtain collapsed while they were peeking out to figure out what was happening. He also told how they had worked together on many woodcutting days when the weather was cold and disagreeable and Shane kept hustling things along (first when they worked as partners, and later, when Shane paid Grant for his labor), overcoming Grant's resistance and still managing to feel like a friend before the day was over.
Titus Y. said that when he worked with Shane for Hershberger basements, Shane often sang while he worked, probably sometimes over the noise of the skid steer. Invariably, the lady of the house under which they were digging would comment on the wonderful singing she had heard. According to Titus, Shane would "modestly" accept the adulation (and probably Titus would snicker in the background).
One friend from a Kenya missionary family expressed heartfelt thanks for the friend she had found in Dorcas there. Their families had come from different stateside communities, but there they became as close as if they had always known each other.
I didn't write any of this down at the time, so I won't vouch for the accuracy or completeness of this record. In another post, I want to write some of the things that people said afterwards--by people, who, for various reasons, did not speak up at the open mike time.
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