Appreciation would be Appreciated

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I have been scheduling the readers for church for quite a few years now. The holidays are the hardest because people are busy with family and don't want to commit themselves. There are more masses and more readings for Easter and I was struggling with this the past few weeks. I have had several occasions when I wanted to give up this volunteer job but Mary, the Pastoral Assistant (paid) would end out having to do it and she is overworked already. So I forge on. I finally got the Easter schedule out two days ago (with the help of my ever so reliable daughter who offered to read at one mass), when I received an email from Mary today asking me to get more lectors (as we call the readers) for First Communion masses coming up in April. There is only one reading at these morning masses but she wanted me to try and get two just in case. I emailed her back and told her how hard it was getting lectors, that I would only try and get one. She responded with, "Ps..you can only do your best, if you cannot find lectors, then Fr Sean will read - it's that simple so please don’t stress. He is easy going that way :blush: We truly appreciate all your hard effort. And thank God we have someone like you, who puts out all this energy and work. Blessings my dear." I emailed her back and told her she had no idea how much I needed to hear that right now and that I was in fact in tears. She immediately called me and we had a good chat. Sometimes you need to be recognized for the work you do. It's volunteer work and I don't do it for the praise, but sometimes it's not easy. We have to remember to let people know how much we appreciate them and what they do, whether they be volunteers, paid staff, or your mother who washes your clothes and makes your meals.