Today is the Exaltation of the Cross and my parish has a piece of the True Cross(tm) which I was privileged to reverence at Mass this evening. That has nothing to do with this, but on the way to Mass an event occurred which I begged God that I would have the opportunity to relate.
God provided.
Five children ages 4-10 in the back of the van. What follows is what I heard:
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You KICKED me!
CAR MAX!
Daddy
tell him to stop
McDonalds!
KICKING ME!
FAKE CHURCH!
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hmmmmmmmmmmmm
She brought TWO things
yeah well you brought your BEAR
with her in the car, I did NOT!
She did too, is grandma coming tonight
You know what I want for my birthday a small box we can teleport in.
dooobydooobydooo
Is this rush hour? It's taking LONGER than an hour.
Poor dog.
Is !!!EVERYONE!!! going to Mass?
STOPPPPPPPPPPP HUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMIINGG!
Why are all the Protestants on the road if they're not going to Mass?
Is that a turkey license plate?
Can we eat other food at dinner or just what we're bringing?
What's an apparent ice?
GET OFF THE ROAD HEATHENS!
We're never gonna get there.
I'm hungry
Everyone is from here or Ohio.
When's dinner are we eating in the Gym or the hall?
Ok, what's an apprentice?
Turn here, THIS is taking forever!
I wanted to eat in the hall
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So yeah, half an hour of that and I turned to my wife and said "Shoot me now I'm driving the Freep religion forum to Mass."
LOL
Wait until you hit the teen years.
I remember all of that-—and my oldest is now 59. Just think what it was like in our “Catholic car” (my daughter’s description of our station wagon) when there was no seat belt law and the gang didn’t have any restraints to modify their behavior.
One thing we did do—we would sing when we were in the car. All of us would sing. That is one of the happiest memories I have in my old age.
OK—back to the FR religion forum war zone. No time to go slack—the thread isn’t long enough yet.
PRICELESS.
SEVERAL BELLY LAUGHS.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2578704/posts?page=4855#4855
Post 4855, I truly enjoyed reading that, thanks so much.
God bless you and your entire family.