May. 11, 2008
Happy Mother's Day
I and we hope all you moms and families had a wonderful day.
We took the little kids to the Hyatt water park for a swim. The big kids were no doubt thrilled to have the house alone without the loud dramatic play the little ones bless us with, which also inevitably turns into to just-as-dramatic and just-as-loud fighting.
Eric can swim and stand up in the Hyatt pool, which is 4 feet deep, so he is safe as he plays solitary games which seem to involve underwater adventures of imaginary video-game characters. Cassie, who is 5, loves to play and swim with her brother. She also has both mom and dad to hold her and do little-kid swimming stuff with her. We dance together. It is a fun thing to do with my daughters: dance cheek to cheek and twirl and spin. I used to dance in the pool with Stephanie when she was small. I will remember those dances forever, and I hope my girls will, too.
Colleen was talking to some friends she found who had the same idea of how to enjoy a relaxing Mother's Day. I was meandering around in the river pool with Cassandra. Cassie looked at her mom. She swam a few feet toward her and then turned and swam back to me. I asked her if she wanted to play with me or hang out with her mom. She wrinkled her brow with the difficulty of the decision. She looked at Colleen, then at me. A major decision in her little life. She said, "I can't decide."
I said, "You don't have to decide. That's why you have both a mom and a dad. God's really good about that kind of thing."
She showed me her brightest blue-eyed smile and said, "He sure is!" and paddled off to see her mommy.
Sometimes the most common things can remind us of the beauty and rightness of God's plan for mankind and your family. Next time I read about someone or some group trying to re-define the concept of family, I will not have to formulate a complicated mental rebuttal; I will just remember that Cassie does not have to choose between mommy and daddy. She has both.
Happy Mother's Day!
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