Mom Reflections

            This time of year begs for some humor in the midst of trying to juggle all the balls, the classroom parties, the teacher gifts, the music recitals, and finding the perfect Christmas outfits. A few of our funniest moments as a family have happened during the Christmas season.  When our oldest two were about three and four years old, our son was a sheep in the church Christmas pageant. The songs and stories in the pageant made reference to the restless sheep. Our son heard the word as wrestling and decided to tackle his buddy, also a sheep, rolling down the front steps of the altar in my husband’s first church. We were able to get them settled down, only to see that the sheep were at it again. I was mortified as the young, new pastor’s wife who could not "control" her children.  The rest of the congregation, however, enjoyed the laugh of a lifetime! Maybe we brought a little grace that Christmas, illustrating that we all have our moments and no one is “perfect.” Th