You think you know Mr. Wiggins?

At the first mass of the school year Dr. Knotts recognized him for his service . We know him at school as the middle school social studies teacher, the yearbook coordinator, the originator of the "big sweat" Olympic games. The lower school kids may know him as that big guy who teaches upstairs.

But did you know he serves up a mean biscuits and venison jalapeño country gravy? If you stop by Christ Community Church on South Lamar early on a Sunday morning you can see him in action, cooking a hot breakfast with friends (and some of his eighth grade volunteers, I might add) for 150 hungry folks of Austin. He gets up very early on Sundays to do this important work; it's the only place in Austin to serve a hot meal to the homeless on Sundays, and Mr. Wiggins was one of the folks who organized this service back in the 80's. That's commitment.

There you go -- a few more reasons to love Mr. Wiggins: his kind heart, his leadership of his students even on the weekends, his helpful hands and his lionhearted way with country gravy.