Yesterday, my wife and I went to a local, free event for Veterans. We knew in advance about the wonderful BREAKFAST and encouraging SPEAKERS we'd partake of, but we didn't know about the Certificate of Appreciation she'd receive, as well as a Door Prize and other gifts!! Ironically, in my devotions earlier in the morning, I had been reading Proverbs, about how the virtuous woman should be publicly honored by her husband (Proverbs 31:28-31.). And though *I* wasn't the one showcasing her at this event yesterday (last time I praised her publicly was in this very blog on Oct. 28th), I was happy to SEE her being recognized and appreciated!!
The biggest surprise of all, however, was when a local TV station INTERVIEWED Mercedes!! She did very well in the interview, of course but the one BLEMISH on the event was when the reporter spelled our last name wrong, switching the "J" for a "G" (see photo above.)
See, the reporter, in her excitement and haste to FILM, did not double-check with my wife by reading back the spelling Mercedes gave her. And, as I say, this was the ONE blemish on an otherwise perfect event.
Shortly after that, my wife and I went to VOTE as it was ELECTION Day.
And in the area where you sign in, there was a handwritten note, put there by the powers-that-be, announcing which "DISTRICK" (not "District") should sign in at which table. This embarrassing mistake could have been prevented if the person who didn't know how to spell asked for help, or, if one of the OTHER workers was diligent enough to help them CORRECT the erroneous sign.
It's really pathetic when a high-school dropout like me can spell simple words that College grads CAN'T.
Finally, last night, I learned that a local restaurant's new PLACEMATS (with our church's ad on it) had an error in the printing of our website address. As one of the Deacons who voted to approve the expenditure of the money FOR this advertising piece, I feel bad....ESPECIALLY because no one from our church was allowed to PROOFREAD the thing before it was printed!! This PROBABLY would have prevented the error!!
In conclusion, regarding the first case, the mistake was only a BLEMISH. In the second instance, the "small error" was only an embarrassment. But in that THIRD case, what if that one wrong letter in the printing of our web address directed people to a website that our church would....definitely NOT want to be associated with??
Seemingly "small errors" may have big, BIG implications, and DO reflect laziness on the part of those who make them. TAKE TIME TO CHECK THE DETAILS, especially if you're in a position of being "in charge" of something!!
Here is the video clip containing my wife's interview...http://fios1news.com/news/honoring-local-veterans-toms-river/?fbclid=IwAR3BOuBsOz9ZSzGO90veZWqLtWWBLIcdu_SF8EWSgLaY8_CGMH6_fna0Wb8
I appear in the background at times, such as when I'm sitting next to Mercedes (in screenshot above)....
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