August 6, 2018
Laughter
On Saturday, Christina mentioned in passing this now rather infamous line: “I have a brother, Mom, nothing embarrasses me anymore.”
Fast forward to Saturday night: we’re at church, listening to an awesome message, where the pastor mentions “taking off” all the things the world assigns to us but God doesn’t want us to carry.
At this apropos moment, Lucas races into the sanctuary holding his clothes, yelping “they got water on them!” (He can’t stand anything dirty on his clothes, mud covering his body, sure, but not on his clothing!)
Christina whisked him away to the bathroom to dress him, red as a coke can. I would have gone but she was too fast – I think, because she was embarrassed to be related to him at the moment.
However, I was grateful he had left his big boy pants on (briefs), and a friend leaned over (she also has a 3 year old boy) and whispered, “well, he did just say to take it off.”
We moms can laugh at that – as we understand that everyone has had at least one embarrassing moment in their life. But my poor teenager is the big sister of an almost-streaker preschool brother who is almost-streaking in front of friends she would like to impress.
I seriously bet (as they are also big siblings) that they’ve been embarrassed by a younger sibling at some time.
That wasn’t the last antics of the night by Lucas – as service was closing, two tennis balls bounce into the sanctuary followed by two three-year-old boys and a toddler. It seems they were playing “doggie fetch” and Lucas was the doggie…
Later all three of them come running in, drop noiselessly, and begin rolling across the floor.
Yes, children fill our lives with laughter!
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~Nancy Tart