Here I am, back in the house after the thunder came and shooed us out of the pool. Big fat rain drops were hitting the pool water, sending people celebrating Father's Day there scattering for shelter. Nuts! The Club is busy today, not as busy though as Mother's Day. I feel rather badly about that.
Justin and I went to lunch with our usual group, no one having plans with a dad. Mike's lives in MN so doesn't see him often. We went to Chili's and didn't have to worry about not getting a table, since church gets out a half hour earlier during the summer worship times. While we were there the clouds started to roll in, but I figured there would be enough time to get changed and out to the pool. And there was!
About Father's Day---last month for Mother's Day, we had an abbreviated Bible study and then a special breakfast was served to the moms and others by the new fellowship people. We had a piece of paper on the tables to write something about our mothers and something about being a mother, as it applied. Then we were to share what we wrote with those at the table, before we could go and get our food. Pastor was in charge of this event. When some ladies were resistant he did allow them to get some food without sharing. It was a bit uncomfortable, for some.
The moms, then, were presented a rose by their children, if they were there, and then the other moms got theirs. Terri nicely took care of the ladies at our table, since we had no kids present to wait on us. And then we had to get into church for worship, carrying our roses with us. Years ago we got carnations from someone, might have been the pastor, but that was after church. The sermon was about mothers and all that, hymns about the family which are so good. And when it's Father's Day, it is no muss, no fuss. We did have a hymn about the Christian family but no flowers or special breakfast for the dads. Sorry, guys!
