12/15/19 Finding His People

12/15/19

Finding His People

by Holly Winter

Heather, Dianne and I went to Kings Valley Diner and sat at a booth next to the windows. We let the waiter know we would tip well, but we had just come from dinner and weren't hungry. He shrugged and continued his fast pace waiting tables.

Heather's tenth grade son, Hector was there with his classmates from the Kingston High School choir. They were celebrating after their big concert at the Old Dutch Church.

We could see Hector sitting with his friends, his hair bun sticking up over the sides of the booth where he sat. I had the best view of the kids and lifted my camera to take a photo as fast as I could, but Heather had used my phone and left the settings on video, I whined at her for leaving the phone on video.

I missed the best shot, but this is the second best shot:

The girl sitting next to Hector jokingly changed her hair style to match his: a bun for two.

Hector has found his people. 

The owner of the diner went over to the kids and made a blanket statement about them needing to stay quiet and the kids, all of them good kids, immediately lowered their voices.

I said to Heather, "Tell the owner to ask the kids to sing."

And so she did and so he did.

After some rearranging and without a teacher present, the kids stood and performed one of their songs from their concert.

Teenagers finding their gifts and talents and their people gives me hope for us all, because the sooner you find your talent the sooner you find yourself.