A man came =
home from work and found his three children outside, still in their =
pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn =
all around the front yard. The door of his wife’s car was open, as =
was the front door to the house and there was no sign of the =
dog.
Proceeding into the entry, he found an even =
bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded =
against one wall. In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon =
channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of =
clothing. In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was =
spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was =
spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small =
pile of sand was spread by the back door.
He quickly =
headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, =
looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something =
serious had happened. He was met with a small trickle of water as it =
made its way out the bathroom door. As he peered inside he found wet =
towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet =
paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and =
walls.
As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his =
wife still curled up in the bed in her pajamas, reading a novel. She =
looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went. He looked at her =
bewildered and asked, ‘What happened here =
today?’
She again =
smiled and answered, “You know every day when you come home from =
work and you ask me what in the world I do all =
day?”
“Yes,” was his incredulous =
reply.
She answered, “Well, today I =
didn’t do it."
[thanks Danielle for the forward AND =
the not-so-subtle reminder of all that mothers like you are =
doing]
~~
Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] www.grif.net =
"Jesus Knows Me, This I =
Love!"