It has been a week plus a day since we celebrated Mothers' Day in the three churches where I preached that week. And we honored the graduates yesterday in the two other churches. (You may remember that I preach in three churches one week and two the next.) However, the most interesting thing about the last two weeks was that, in one of the services, our liturgist stood up and wished every mom a happy Mothers' Day and then started the worship service with the song "This is My Father's World". I thought I would crack up, but I had to keep my composure since I was sitting in the chancel by then. I did mention it to the liturgist and he gave me a sheepish grin. We shared the joke, but no one else heard us -- thankfully.

I am still looking forward to June 26th as the end date for my work at the five churches. Will I miss it? Well, I will miss the people for sure, but I don't think I will miss preaching five times in two weeks. And I do hope the parish gets someone who can live in the area. This driving back and forth is not the best.

I am also looking forward to attending worship at First Church Mattoon. We really like the people there and the pastor is a personal friend.