MikeS2942
Registered User
I am sadden to say I haven't participated in years. I cant remember when the last time I have been to lodge. I used to enjoy traveling to lodges to meet people and get to know others. I enjoyed the fellowship and I miss being in lodge. After getting my MM I learned that my Grandfather (who passed just before I was born) was a member of the nearby lodge. One night I traveled to this lodge and took a few things that had been passed down to me that night. The lodge was having a PM night and I remember talking to the WM and others and presented them with the things that I had brought. I found out he was the secretary of the lodge, and the members took me in a room, opened the books, and let me read what my grandfather had written. I got to see his petition and it really choked me up along with letters from his uncle sent to the lodge.
I started working my way through the chairs when I was asked to go back to school to further help the company I was working for, I knew this was a huge challenge since this would mean a very difficult test in the end. So I finished out the steward year while going through school and working, it was a tall order. The following year I knew that I could not fulfill what had been ask of me so I volunteered myself to sit aside. School came and went, in the end I passed the test I was ask to, it propelled my into a tend of working harder and longer and excelled me into furthering my carrier.
In time I went on to other companies and finally went into business for myself. 12-years ago I started working for myself and contracting. My wife and I operate a small electrical contracting company in which we have worked very hard keeping it running in hard times. We have struggled, fought, and worked long hours but we prevailed.
Last week a light bulb went off in my head and something hit me, I have missed lodge for quit a long time. I cant believe I have not been to lodge in over 14-years. I lost track of time somewhere and wish I had stuck with lodge over the many years I missed.
Maybe I can get back soon, I really miss it.
I started working my way through the chairs when I was asked to go back to school to further help the company I was working for, I knew this was a huge challenge since this would mean a very difficult test in the end. So I finished out the steward year while going through school and working, it was a tall order. The following year I knew that I could not fulfill what had been ask of me so I volunteered myself to sit aside. School came and went, in the end I passed the test I was ask to, it propelled my into a tend of working harder and longer and excelled me into furthering my carrier.
In time I went on to other companies and finally went into business for myself. 12-years ago I started working for myself and contracting. My wife and I operate a small electrical contracting company in which we have worked very hard keeping it running in hard times. We have struggled, fought, and worked long hours but we prevailed.
Last week a light bulb went off in my head and something hit me, I have missed lodge for quit a long time. I cant believe I have not been to lodge in over 14-years. I lost track of time somewhere and wish I had stuck with lodge over the many years I missed.
Maybe I can get back soon, I really miss it.