On this Mother's Day I have the joy of being able to go to church without my 'work-clothes' on. No team to gather and rehearse, no last minute details to muddle over, no need to steward my voice and energy to make it through three services today!
We will be attending church this morning with good friends who are members of one of our partner churches in the city, and over the time of my sabbatical I intend to visit here and there and experience and participate in worship in a variety of settings.
Yesterday we spent in London with my Mom and Dad, enjoying lunch at Cora's, some mini-golf for the girls while dad and I hit a bucket of balls on the range, played some games at their place and also listened to old recordings of our family doing music for radio that Dad is digitizing. A super time together and it's nice to be able to enjoy Mother's Day weekend for the first time in over a decade without needing to rush out the door to work.
My Mom joked as we were saying good-bye last night "Now don't be working tomorrow!" by which she meant that I need to just enjoy the service and not get all analytical on the music, the flow or the leadership. That is good advice! I want to enter into worship today with gratitude for the opportunity to BE LED, and with my service evaluation filters turned to the 'off' position.
Happy Mother's Day to my Mom. my dear Mom-in-Law, and my Carina - be blessed, dear ladies!
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