May 9, 2011

As you know, yesterday was Mother's Day. Here in Puerto Rico, after Christmas, Three Kings Day and Good Friday this is the most celebrated day of the year. I made my gift purchase for Mary online and stayed as far away from the malls as I could. Even a week ago Mary and I tried to go to the movies and there was not one parking space to be found. Imagine Saturday, the day before the big event.

 Our church never misses an opportunity to celebrate and "give honor where honor is due." Mother's Day clearly punctuated that principle. The whole morning service was given to recognizing the importance of our mothers.

To the delight of the congregation, our grandaughter (a total suprise to us) and her first cousin sang a song for the mothers in both spanish and english. As the service progressed a gift of a flower, presented in a hand etched vase, was given to the mothers followed by a beautiful solo sung by our music director, Martha Lasalle. After my message we all filed down to the basement for a great dinner. The guys did the cooking, serving and cleaning up. One of the young women in our church beautifully decorated the dining area to mark the occasion. It was a wonderful celebration.

The attendance count was one-hundred and three. I reflected on the fact that we had a few families out which would have nudged the attendance to a capacity crowd.

Until next time.

Johnathan and Mary