The Lack of a Plan

We just came back from Leah's Princess Tea Party. It was a class given through MJC and it was supposed to teach manners to 4-7 year olds.

The class had such great potential, the teacher was all dressed up in a fancy red and white gown with a big heart hat on her head and she introduced herself as the Queen of Mannerly Hearts. The girls walked in one by one and shook her hand then were instructed to fill out a name tag and decorate a place mat and find a place to sit. From there on however the class fell apart. Our teacher who was filled with so much knowledge failed to execute a plan to actually teach it. She kept saying over and over again there are 5 fabulous phrases but she never told us what they were. She also kept asking if anyone knew what the number 1 important manner was? Nobody knew and she almost neglected to tell us until a mom asked and then she let us know it was to say I'm sorry when we made a mistake. She started a game and never finished it. She tried to get the girls to tell her some manners but they were too young and not able to really respond well so she tossed that idea out the window. When we got to the cookie and tea time she failed to let the girls know before hand what good table manners were and so when they were at the table she was pointing out and what not to do and making them stop eating because the hostess wasn't eating yet. It was such a mess.

The thing is it had so much potential and she had so much knowledge she just lacked a plan on how to impart that knowledge. It was just a reminder to me on how important a plan is. As we look at our projects over the next 21 days or so, realize it won't happen unless we make a plan to make it happen. "The road to good intentions doesn't lead to anywhere."

Pr 21:5 - Show Context
The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.

Isa 32:8 - Show Context
But the noble man makes noble plans, and by noble deeds he stands.

Lord help me to never think that my knowledge or good intentions alone will make up for the lack of a plan.

We will be back on Monday with a new project. Have a great weekend.