Some ideas are stickier than others. Sitting in church listening to the details of a new project to build a wall around St. Martin DePorres Orphanage got me thinking about Redwall Abbey and Martin the Warrior. We could put on a Redwall Feast to raise funds. The idea was so so obvious to me that I assumed it would put itself forward. I waited for it to be announced so I could volunteer.
The wall was finished and a new laundry was nearly complete, but the idea still had not been put forward. In my mind the event was taking shape in ever greater detail. It kept growing from "A Taste of Redwall" food-centered event to an immersive dinner theater experience. I kept finding experts and scouting actors, all the while waiting for someone else to speak up for this idea.
Then I began to see that this is my baby, so I put it forward to the St. Martin's Kids committee at church. They are a very practical group. They loved the idea and had very helpful questions and
suggestions. We all decided to let going forward rest on getting the necessary permissions from the publishers of Redwall. It was such an intimidating process, but in the end we were green-lighted by Jim Jacques, Brian's brother.
Pregnant by the Holy Spirit, it's not just for Mary anymore.
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