Sunday, May 08, 2005

HAPPY MOTHER's DAY
Today is the day that I am going to honor my mother. I don't have the opportunity to be with her, so I'll devote this post to her.

whenever I am around my mom, she loves to tell about how I used to be when I was little. She'll always say something like, "Well, when you were really little, you liked to eat onions," or "once when you were really little, you peed in your closet b/c you thought it was the bathroom." Sometimes it can be kind of embarassing(sp), but most of the time it is a nice trip down memory lane. I really like the fact that my mom has so much fun remembering our family and how much fun we all had together.

My mom's sense of humor is really not like my own. She's really funny, because she almost always goes for the obvious (or not so obvious) pun. I don't really ever remember her being that way, so my assumption is that she's picked it up from my Dad who is the king of pun. Now it is a double threat whenever we are all together. You never know which one is going to pull out the one-liner. I really like that she does this because to me it shows how spending so much time with my dad has made them very much one. I recently read the passage in the bible that two people (a man and woman) are to come together and become one flesh. My mom has faithfully stood by my dad and his ministry since before I was born, and for that I respect her more than she probably knows. The best part is that they have grown together both in their love and in Christ...and a silly little bit of proof is how they both won't hesitate to tell the same joke.

My mom is a cheerleader. And the team that she always cheers for is ME (and our family). My mom is the most encouraging person I know. If you ask her, I am the best minister/musician/artist/preacher/cool guy that exists. It is funny because I know she is the most biased person (toward her sons) that I know, but I don't care because it feels awesome to know that someone out there thinks you are the greatest. I guess this is a way that my mom teaches me about God because this is how I imagine Him when He thinks about me. That I am the best child that exists, and He would stick up for me and cheer me on no matter what.

These past few years have been a real transition for my mom. 1. all her kids graduated and moved away. 2. she became a grandmother. 3. she moved from her home of 20 some years in Streator to a suburb. 4. she stopped working. 5. she's seeing all of her once-young boys grow up into young ministers who have a zeal for serving God. Even though my mom's life has changed inside and out, she hasn't changed much at all. She is still the same loving, encouraging, funny, interesting mom that raised me all my life. I love her, and I hope that you've had a chance to meet her and get to know her.

happy mother's day, mom.
Tyler