Then we used the Unity Gong.

Sarah hit the gong. I hit the gong. We hit the gong.

It was Sarah's idea and it made us laugh. I asked around, thinking, "Someone we know must own a gong." And yep, someone did (Jeanine's boyfriend).

We thought it would be a sly joke. Some people would think it was funny, others would think it was some weird tradition they'd never heard of before. We thought it would get a few subtle giggles.

But it got a big laugh. A big resonant gong-sized laugh.