Chewymom

So on Sunday night our church held the first of a three-part seminar on parenting. Chewydad and I were so excited! The man leading the seminar, Gordon, is one we have seen for marriage counseling in the past. He is so gospel-focused. Every time we met with him for counseling, we could see this man’s heart for Jesus. He would use examples of his own marriage, he would tear up with empathy, and over and over he would remind us of the goodness of God and his love for us, even as we were struggling.

The first session in this seminar was primarily about marriage. Gordon reminded us of how our marriage relationship sets a tone for our home. We want our home to be a place of safety and rest, and so we desire that for our marriage. Such good stuff! True to what we had experienced in counseling, he gave personal examples, and he became quite emotional as he recounted stories both of his own failures to be a loving husband and of God’s grace in bringing his marital and family relationships to the place they now are.

Gordon had to travel over an hour to get to our town, and on the way his car broke down. Someone drove down to pick him up and bring him the rest of the way to our church, but we did have to start a little later than we had planned. When Chewydad heard that, he immediately offered to drive him back down to his city after it was over. Hey, he’s no dummy–it would be a free counseling session!

Turns out another friend had also offered the same thing. Only his offer one-upped Chewydad’s. He had to work there the next day anyway, and he had family in town. So the friend won the honor of taking Gordon home. As this friend walked past our car, Chewydad rolled his window down and said, “You suck!”

He wasn’t prompted by his godly wife or anything.

Immediately Sally rolled her window down, and YELLED out, “YOU SUCK!” Sally is no quiet little girl, and it seemed her words echoed in the air.

We looked sheepishly at Gordon who was maybe five feet from Sally’s window. He burst out laughing, thankfully, and said, “Oh that was classic.”

Next week, I feel confident that I will be asked to lead the parenting seminar, because my parenting is clearly that good.

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