"And to be asked to do something that you don't know how to do, that's a big gift." - Billy Crudrup, Armchair Expert Podcast Interview
These words hit home (or hit the farm) right away. The more I've thought about it, the more meaningful this message has become. I think it's because of the trust implied when someone asks you to do something you don't know how to do. You haven't proven yourself. You haven't perfected things. You don't even know how to do the task; it's right there in the statement. However, there's someone who believes in you. Not in a Santa Claus, there's an adult behind the scenes orchestrating the whole experience kind of controlled belief. You're the adults here, and there's belief in you as a person and as a team. A belief that you are more capable and magical than you know. That's a great gift, isn't it? Someone has trusted you, believed in you, and given you this chance.
That's how this Christmas tree farm adventure has felt since the beginning. Each year we know more; each year we know how much more there is to know. Every year has been different. I'm letting go of the idea that that'll ever change. We shared the farm with familiar faces this harvest. It didn't draw crowds, rather individuals. Rather families, each seeking something to make Christmas their own. We hope they found it. Each season feels like a gift that we get to wrap back up and open again right before Christmas. Through the winter, spring, summer, and fall, we will store, add to, shape, and present this gift. It'll be ready to be unwrapped again in the harvest season.
The weather on our last harvest day was fitting. The white blanket of snow tucked in the farm for the season. The story times, events, wreaths, boughs, and trees, all wrapped up. What a gift to reopen the farm each harvest. What a gift that the farm keeps surprising us! What a gift that we're doing something we don't know how to do.
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