The Royal Treatment
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| Wed, 02-14-2007 - 10:19am |
Wow, the senior pastor went all out for us mothers last night. First we met on the third floor of our church ... in the board room for apple cider and chocolate covered strawberries. Delicious. This floor is only for the senior staff and it had nice art work and a wall that changed color. Very beautiful. Then we were told we were leaving for a secret restaurant. The huge surprise was when we came out of the church TWO stretch limos were waiting. WOW.
The limo ride was too fun. A couple of us were messing with all the buttons. I thought, I'm in a limo, I should check this thing out. We messed with the lighting, the air conditioning, and that window between us and the driver. I kept making it go up and down. We tried to guess where we were going.
Then we got to the restaurant... a VERY nice Italian restaurant that I had never been before. I felt like royalty already. Then, when we got to our table there was a box of chocolates in a pretty box for each of us. There were about 20 ladies all together.
So, I'm thinking and looking around for a cute guy to make eye contact with.... well, no such luck. The waiter was funny, though. He said, "well i'm not a mom, but i am single." He was such a flirt (but not with me in particular) and he was only 22. At another point a guy came over and said, "what a great group of women. I'll have to bring my single friends up here the next time you are all going to be here." How cute.
But for the most part, I talked with another single mom and we share some dating stories. The funny thing was that she went out with a guy who I was interested in last year from church... But she was expressing frustration that he didn't call her back or "take the bait"... I told her the next time we see him in church we should say... "Hi Pete. We were at the single moms dinner and talking about getting back into dating. Hey, you look nice a guy, do you have any young cute single guy friends we could meet." LOL...
And the food was excellent. We even got dessert...tarimasu. Yumm. And of course the limo ride back to church. And although we expressed our great thanks for what the pastor had done for us, she said, "no really, you guys are the true heros of our church...raising your children on your own. You are an inspiration," she said, "don't forget that." So, I'd just like to pass that thought on to all of you as well.... You are an inspiration and true heros of your society. Happy Valentine's Day.
Love,
LB

That is a wonderful evening! I am glad you shared the story with us. It is true that we are all heroes having to raise our children on our own. What a nice pastor for doing that for you guys.
May everyone here have a Happy Valentine's Day! No one here is any less of a person just because they don't have a guy to buy them a card or take them out. We are all "Mom!" - and that is the highest status one can be. We make a difference in a little person(s)'s life.
And besides, there IS a Valentine out there for everyone - if you are not with him now - it just means he hasn't found you yet!
WOW! That's awesome! Glad you had a great time!!
Sometimes we forget that we are heros!
LB- what a wonderful story! Thanks so much for sharing it with all of us.
Not only did you have a wonderful evening filled with sweet surprises, you also had such a positive reaction form your clergy. The church I used to go to tried to overlook the fact that I was a single mother. It wasn't the pastor on her own, but between the pastor, the rest of the parishioners, and the children, we were definitely out of place there.
I'm currently debating getting back into a regular church going routine- if I could find a church as welcoming and wonderful-seeming as yours, I'd defintiely go!
Moody, who hasn't been to church in far too long
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I know what you mean.... I used to go to a church like the kind you described... but fortunately, I left that one and found this new one... I've been going to my current church since Feb 2004. And the best part was that i found many supportive people as my marriage came to an end, including the senior pastor himself. It truly is a blessing because often the senior pastor will praise single mothers (or widows) in his sermons. And that's a huge comfort...
Hope you check out some new churches and keep searching til you find the right fit.
Love,
LB
PS that was the best Valentines' I've ever had... can you imagine a guy renting a limo on a vday date... hmmmm... i suppose anything is possible....
I don't like to be praised at for being a single mom. This is why I resent going out on Mother's Day with my son. It's so obvious that I'm raising him alone and get the comments, "Awwwww, that's so sweet. Mommy and son."
*GAG* I guess, I'm cynical. Whenever someone calls me a hero or something like that, I can only help but think how my life as a single parent is probably easier than many married women's lives. Only our demographics seem to trump any true assessment of our situations.