Serve by Design

“Dad, you know how a child’s voice can carry!” That’s how Matt started his recap of last week’s early morning flight from a recent work assignment at the D.C. office. He continued to relate how something humorous had occurred on the connecting flight from Atlanta to home. The plane had just reached its optimum elevation, and the attendants were beginning to ask the passengers about their preferences for drinks and snacks. Iconic PB&J Sandwich! Credit: AdobeStock When I used to fly recreationally, I remember the choices for snacks to be limited to a single packet of peanuts or pretzels! According to their website, Delta Airlines offers four choices with fancy names: Lotus Biscoff cookies, MadeGood Chocolate Chip Chewy Granola Bars, SunChips Garden Salsa, and Cheez-It Original Baked Snack Crackers.  Matt estimated that the little person, with a big voice, was about three or four years old. After the flight attendant engaged her about the multiple snack choices, s...

I recently had a confusing moment as I quickly entered a farm and home supply store where I serve as a workplace chaplain. I thought I saw a small table with a bucket of pork rinds on it (one of my favorites and my dad’s, too!) and didn’t pay any attention to the poster nearby. The experience had me thinking, “How nice! They are providing another complimentary snack for the customers like the free popcorn by the checkout counter!” These Are NOT Pork Rinds! 😮 When I backed up to read the poster and looked more carefully into the contents of the tin bucket, I could clearly see that I had completely misunderstood. The snack was a quantity of pig’s ears to keep pet dogs entertained while their owners did some shopping! There is a substantial difference between pig’s ears and pork rinds! Years ago, President George W. Bush from Texas leaked to the media that he loved to snack on pork rinds. Almost immediately, the demand at grocery stores soared for bags of the President’s favorite snack! ...