today at church i wore my pastor collar. this might not be a big deal to most, but i'm not ordained so wearing a collar is not a norm. however, i knew i was going to be spending time at the pumpkin patch, as well as a youth halloween party, so i dressed up in my collar to see what reactions i'd get.
working the pumpkin patch was great, i got a number 'sirs' and pleasant faces as many were strangers to our church, so they don't know if i am clergy or not. one conversation stands out best though.
[just sold pumpkins, had pleasant conversation about the weather]
man: so are you going to dress up tonight?
me: no, i figured i'd just go like this. the uniform can be scary to a lot of people anyways.
man: you're right about that! {smile} have a nice night