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Two Funny Mother’s Day Things

May 13, 2007 on 5:04 pm | In Joys and Concerns, Mind of the Minister |

Several of my congregants wished me a happy mother’s day today, all with sweet hugs and thanks for “taking care of all of us.”

At the greeting line at the end of the service, a gang of our little ones came cruising around the corner, careening into the parish hall for coffee hour. As I always do, I managed to wrangle one of them and slow him to a walk.

This all happened in a flash and in the midst of a total social scene, so I didn’t think anyone noticed. But one of my 30-something fathers of three did, and broke into a huge grin. “Happy Mother’s Day,” he said, “That was VERY GOOD!” And we laughed together and as he was walking past me, he said over his shoulder, “We’re all your children now, Wendy!”

It took me a second to get it, but when I did I loved the reference: Peter Pan.

And then I came home to this from my mom,

Hi…

Letting you know that I’ll be in Riverhead most of the day. Should you decide to take a few moments out of your busy day to call your mother, if you have the time, of course, please wait til evening. I certainly don’t expect you to go to all that trouble & will surely understand it if you can’t pick up the phone & speed dial your mother on this day. I’m sure it wouldn’t take as long as the grueling labor pains I endured while waiting for you to push your big heads out from my insides where you lived for nine months. If you can’t, I’ll understand. Don’t worry about me, please; I’ll be alright. There’s always next year.

Your mother xoxo

I was doing okay and just gently chortling until I got to the line about the BIG HEADS. Oh Shirl, you’re too much.

Happy Mother’s Day to all who mother.