My Mother's Day Celebration - unlike any other
I'm almost hesitant to post this one, because of the inevitable criticism it will evoke - but I did something yesterday that I've never done on Mother's Day before - in fact, never even thought about doing before.
Since my wife was totally wiped out after preaching 3 times this weekend, and since my daughter is a huge BULLS fan, Jen & I got tickets from a friend (thanks, Claudia!) and made a mad dash (well, a crazy crawl on the Dan Ryan at times) to the United Center for game 4 of the playoffs!
Our effort was rewarded, too - Bulls won by 15 points to stay alive another day! We were sitting above the nosebleed section in what they call a "Penthouse Suite" (how's that for creative marketing) - the players looked like little bugs on the faraway court, but the room had a TV screen, too - and we definitely got to enjoy the atmosphere of being there, which doesn't ever translate to your living room TV.
(Makes me wonder about folks who rely on Christian TV for their 'church' experience - I mean, it's just not the same! Besides, we all need the fellowship of God's people.)
And before you fire off that nasty comment, we did shower my wife with several gifts on Saturday before her first preaching assignment, and today I took my wife and the kids to a special family meal together - so the way I see it, we all got what we wanted this Mother's Day!
Since my wife was totally wiped out after preaching 3 times this weekend, and since my daughter is a huge BULLS fan, Jen & I got tickets from a friend (thanks, Claudia!) and made a mad dash (well, a crazy crawl on the Dan Ryan at times) to the United Center for game 4 of the playoffs!
Our effort was rewarded, too - Bulls won by 15 points to stay alive another day! We were sitting above the nosebleed section in what they call a "Penthouse Suite" (how's that for creative marketing) - the players looked like little bugs on the faraway court, but the room had a TV screen, too - and we definitely got to enjoy the atmosphere of being there, which doesn't ever translate to your living room TV.
(Makes me wonder about folks who rely on Christian TV for their 'church' experience - I mean, it's just not the same! Besides, we all need the fellowship of God's people.)
And before you fire off that nasty comment, we did shower my wife with several gifts on Saturday before her first preaching assignment, and today I took my wife and the kids to a special family meal together - so the way I see it, we all got what we wanted this Mother's Day!
posted by Pastor Jerry McQuay at 4:51 PM
3 Comments:
I think you gave your wife the best gift ever, REST! (hopefully)
Right on, Jennifer! That's how she saw it, too (don't know why I was hesitant to share it here)
Pastor J: One of the best lessons I ever learned from Pastor Chris was taking a Selah, time away from everything and everyone to refresh and revive. After 3 sermons and an upcoming wedding, I think you gave the gift of life to wife and I'm sure she appreciates your thoughtfulness.
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