I spent Easter with my family in Bollinger Co. It was fun to dye eggs, play in the sprinkler, try to fly kites...the whole 9 yards. The day began with going to a church that I hadn't probably been to in 10 years. The building wasn't nearly as large as I remember it, nor were the pews as big and comfortable as I remember but what struck my heart strings were the people.
Ten years ago the church was...well seasoned. Ten years later, the once Goliath sized song leader was bent with age, hard hearing and horribly off tune and rhythm. The man whose baritone voice once was a sliding trombone, effortlessly sliding from one note to the next couldn't tell if he was on tune at all.
This sad sound from behind me also made me smile because regardless of song or tune the man was singing. Singing aloud, not embarrassed or ashamed but singing letting all those that heard know that there was a Savior WORTH singing about.
That afternoon the boys and I went down to say hello to the cows behind my aunts house. I was reminded of the cruel joke my mother use to play on us. "OH! the cows LOVE jokes! You need to go down and talk to them. Go tell them your jokes!" Even then nobody wanted to hear my horrible jokes...and the cows didn't even laugh! They just went in one ear and out the udder.
My oldest mooed for 10-15 minutes straight trying to get the skittish cows to come close. Not a hyper excited moo but a dull monotonous moo. over and Over And OVER!! I again point back to the fact that my mother use to play this cruel joke on me too.
Everything comes full circle. You came in this world dependant on someone to take care of you. If you live long enough that is how you will go. The stress you caused your parents as a child will come back to haunt you as a parent...it is true that you pay for your raising but I think God gave me my BROTHER's child because I couldn't have been THIS difficult.
Enjoy this life because it goes quickly!
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