Back
home when someone did something kind of crazy or absent minded we never wanted
to speak ill of them so we would just say “Bless her heart” or “Bless Joe” (or
insert the name of your own poor sap here).
That was our way of recognizing that poor old sap who had screwed up one
more time without actually having to say something bad about them. Just those gentle southern ways! Well, I had one of those “Bless Kim” kind of
moments!
At first these “Bless Kim” moments are quite disturbing to
me and it only takes moments after I realize my errors that I begin to start
plotting my future…such as… what “facility” I will spend my final days in? And
also, wondering if I’ll be that lady pushing the grocery cart down the street
with the bra on the outside of her clothing!
I spend a considerable amount of time there, wondering about my mental capacities,
and then, well, I just can’t help but come back to the hilarity of it all –
which typically results in a blog! A
girls got to deal with this insanity somehow!
So here’s my most recent “Bless Kim” moment – prepare to say
“Bless Kim” unless you already have!
Several weeks ago someone called me at the church office
wanting to book the church cabin for a grad party. She booked it for the 8th but then
cancelled it because she didn’t want to do it on Father’s Day! Well, I certainly didn’t catch onto this but
my poor fragile mind locked in on June 8 as Father’s Day and there it stayed.
I was bummed that
Sparky had games all father’s day weekend so I even said to him that maybe we’d
wait until Monday or something to have Father’s day dinner. I went to many pain staking lengths to put
just the right clip art and Father’s Day stories in the Church Newsletter (Go
ahead and say your first “Bless Kim” right here). I was quite proud of the clip art I had
chosen for the front page of the Shoreline newsletter but it didn’t actually
say Father’s Day so I decided to find more and more and more. I really did it up nicely! Dad’s from all over Shore Church should feel
inspired and encouraged by my many newsletter quips and quotes!
Then it was on to the Pre-service slide show. I carefully selected an opening slide that
had to do with the Father’s day theme and put it as the first slide – I even
carried the theme throughout the show in other places and even changed a slide
to one of the songs we sang to one with a father and daughter! Wow – I was going to town on this Father’s
Day business in the church office on Friday!
Saturday had lots of twists and turns in it that I wasn’t planning
and so the day kind of got away from me but I did take the time to sit down and
plan out a special surprise for My Sparky!
After all, he is the world’s greatest dad and worthy to be honored! Once done, I decided that after church on
Sunday Hannah and I would venture out to Walmart and pick up some things for
his favorite Strawberry shortcake and have that for him when he got back in
town late Sunday.
On Sunday morning I sent Sparky a heartfelt text message
telling him what a great guy he Is and yadda, yadda, yadda…really laid the
butter on thick! I then texted his kids
and told them all to make sure they honored dad on this very special of
days. When Hannah arose I made sure she
used my phone to send dad a special message!
Gee we were certainly getting Sparky’s day off to a fine start.
We got to church a little late and I wondered why they
weren’t running the pre service slide show.
But figured there was a glitch or something and didn’t think much of
it. I was busy visiting and talking to
people after church so I didn’t have the opportunity to wish everyone a Happy
Father’s Day – thank God for tying my tongue there!
Hannah and I skipped Sunday School and headed out – I wanted
to have everything in place for tonight and there was a busy day ahead. On the way to Walmart I get a text from Nic
informing me that Father’s Day is next weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT???? You’ve got to be kidding me! I about drove off the road! I was beside
myself. Then, of course, once inside, all the Posters and advertising Proclaiming Father's Day June 15 taunted me and taunted me as they hung from the Walmart rafters! Hannah of course, had to point out each one of them, twisting the knife a little deeper in my wound! I texted the PowerPoint Guy and
asked why he didn’t show the PowerPoint this morning, asking if it was because
It said Happy Father’s day on it. I
could just imagine in my mind all the leadership team sitting around and scratching their
heads and saying “Bless Kim” and then holding hands and praying for their poor
absent minded church secretary! He
replied and said that he was busy making changes to the song slides and didn’t
have time to show it! I think that was
definitely Devine intervention from the Grandest Father of them all to
eliminate any more embarrassment for this poor lady! I’m guessing at this point God was saying
“Bless Kim” and intervened on my behalf!!
Thank you Father! So glad he’s got
my back.
This whole situation left my boys laughing like crazy, my
poor husband bewildered and my daughter wondering why in the heck we come down
so hard on her when she screws up!
Pastor Carl talked about “flawed” humans today and
challenged us not to live in our “flaws”.
I don’t know if this was the kind of “flaws” he was talking about but
“flawed” I feel nonetheless!
Soooo, I really have nothing else to say but ….. “Bless
Kim”….”Bless Father’s everywhere no matter what day you celebrate them” and
well “Bless those that are sound in mind”!
It’s really a gift!
Happy Father’s day to all – now go find a reason to have some shortcake!
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