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Hello
Friday, May 11, 2012, it is good to see you Mr. Friday, thanks for showing up and being on time this week. Welcome to the book end from this week's daily ration of what might be called a textual smorgasbord. Today, there will not be any vague inferences because Sunday is Mother's Day and that is always a day I relish because of how blessed I have been since being a child to be surrounded by such a cloud of witnesses, who are today, and for those already in heaven, who were, all of them, moms of distinction. Lord willing, I plan to drive over to Louisiana early Sunday morning to spend a few hours with my mom. Our boys will be taking care of their mom, my wife, along with their wives, to recognize all their many contributions to our family. God knew what He was doing when He designed the human family and in doing so He gave moms a special place and a special role in each child's life. Here's how some elementary school children responded to questions about their mom:
~ Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.
~ What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in
the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use
string, I think.
~ Why did God give you your mother and not some other Mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.
~ What kind of little girl was your Mom?
1. My Mom has always been my Mom and none of that other stuff. 2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty
bossy.
3 They say she used to be nice.
~ What did Mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk
on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to
chores?
~ Why did your Mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot. 2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.
~ Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the
bed.
3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.
~ What does your Mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.
~ What would it take to make your Mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of
plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue. (Dye it)
~ If you could change one thing about your Mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid
of that.
2. I'd make my Mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who
did
it and not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on her back.
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Yes, yes, yes! We do thank God for our mothers and I especially thank Him for mine. What a blessing it is to feel the love and warmth of God's design through the heart and hands of a mom. May God help us all to pause and recognize their tremendous value and their impact on our lives. That will do it for me this week. May God bless each one until we meet again.
Amen. .....More later.
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