Ok men, don’t even go any further.  This has nothing to do with you.  So, don’t read any further – you are just wasting your time.  Did you hear me?! 

This weekend in worship we will begin an extended series on the “ages and stages of life”.  This Sunday will focus on childbirth (see men why I said not to read any further – none of you know anything about this).  I’m sorry, but “ouch” is the only word that comes to mind for me – but you women have many other ones I am sure.   Any of you women want to say a word or two about your experience in worship or would be willing to drop me a few words in response to this?   Any of  you from a large family?  I mentioned on Sunday, the woman who was celebrating her 90^th birthday and had 16 children.   She spent 144 months of her life pregnant or twelve years, which ever says it better.   That’s a lot of time for one’s body to be intensely focused on another person, 24/7.  

You knew I’d do it, get around to something about me, but this next Monday would have been my mother’s birthday – she spent close to 7 years pregnant.  I know it isn’t Mother’s Day, but maybe I should say thank you to her on the 14^th.  I am grateful to God for nurturing mothers both when their babies are in their wombs and when they are in their care outside their bodies. 

Till next week…H

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