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Oct 31 2009

Will They See God?

Posted by Mugs @ 12:51 pm in Devotional Print This Post Print This Post

By Mugs Manry

“I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

Mark 10:15 (NIV)

I watched my five-year old son squirm as the doctor listened to his heart. He tried to sit still, but today was his Kindergarten physical, and the stethoscope was cold. I distractedly listened to the doctor, but in the back of my mind I was rehearsing the “why we need vaccinations” speech I would soon be giving to my son. “Your son has a heart murmur,” the doctor said.  These words finally broke through my thoughts. I had heard these same words many years before concerning my eldest son, now a teenager.  At the time, those words had generated panic and fear, but now I received them calmly.

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Oct 15 2009

Just Like My Mom

Posted by Mugs @ 10:17 am in Family Print This Post Print This Post

I spilled my tea and I thought:

“Just like my mom.”

I cleaned the bathroom after the toilet overflowed and I thought:

“Just like my mom.”

I ironed my son’s clothes and I thought:

“Just like my mom.”

I baked cookies for after school snack and I thought:

“Just like my mom.”

I put a note in a lunch box and I thought:

“Just like my mom.”

I listened to my friend’s worries and I thought:

“Just like my mom.”

I prayed with someone who was crying and I thought:

“Just like my mom.”

I laughed with old friends and I thought:

“Just like my mom.”

I encouraged my daughter when I needed encouragement myself and I thought:

“Just like my mom.”

I, for one, am glad I am “Just like my mom.”

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