“My Mom is the best Mom in the world.” I used to think that everyone thought that. It turns out that I was wrong. In fact, I’ve come to realize that some kids like going to school to get away from Mom or Dad.
In the boy’s bathroom, washing my hands, I heard “Hi, Mr. Reimers” behind me. It was a student that I would see later in the afternoon. As it was Friday, I commented, “You probably can’t wait for the weekend, huh?” “Right,” he said. Another student walked in and I continued my conversation. “Did you know that some students would rather be at school than at home?” He looked at me with that “Are you kidding?” look. The student who had just walked in said, “Yeah, just like ________________.”
My understanding of family life didn’t change on Friday, but I think a student learned that he was fortunate.
I know I was fortunate.
Former Christian Talk Show Host, Ingrid Schlueter had an interesting article on her blog the other day. The goal of her blog was to thank her mother for all she has done. Very noticeable to me was a historic family picture at the head of the post with young Ingrid with her Mom and family visiting Mt. Rushmore. I couldn’t help but make a comment on her blog. It went something like this except I’ve added and edited a few things:
“Guess what, Ingrid? When I was a kid, our family piled into a camper once a year for a few weeks during summer vacation and would travel mostly to see relatives. One year, we met some relatives near this same location (Mt. Rushmore) and had a wonderful time. If it weren’t for my Mom and my Aunt, the trips we took back then would have been disastrous. Our lives would have been completely different.
During Easter breaks, that’s what school’s Spring breaks were called back then, my Mom invited any interested child to our house to hear the Easter story. There was a craft after the story and snacks. The main craft was gluing rocks together with an empty cross glued onto the rocks. Raising six kids, my Mom didn’t have craft money so she used what was available (rocks and Popsicle sticks). I still have a picture, somewhere, of one of those “Bible schools” mostly done on our front lawn. There were probably 50 kids there. I never did hear anyone criticize my Mom for this. There may have been some ‘Bible thumper’ remarks but I never heard them.
Years after those Easter Bible studies, a young man fell off of a school mound while throwing a pitch in a baseball game and was pronounced dead of heart failure. He had a major heart problem that had never been detected.
The phone in the kitchen rang. It was the parents of the boy who died. They wanted to meet with my Mom. They were not church goers as far as I know and the only thing that seemed to give them any peace was the little Bible that the boy still had from one of those Easter break events at my house. My Mom gladly met with the couple. I have no idea what was discussed, but I know my Mom and I know she was used of God in that instance.
There are so many fond memories about Mom that a book could be written.
I remember the time one of the neighborhood kids got a ‘jaw-breaker’ stuck in his throat. He did this between his house and my house. He ran to my house. His face bright red, my Mom and Dad turned him upside down and hammered his back (this was long before we all knew about Heimlich) until the obstacle fell out, probably saving the young boy’s life. It was just another day in the neighborhood.
My Mom was a church choir director for over 50 years. She sang at multiple funerals and performed many solos in church. She directed many cantatas. The last several years the cantatas she directed ended in sickness and voicelessness. She still has a beautiful singing voice even though she struggles with pain as many in their eighties do. I am fortunate to live close enough to her that my sister and I can check on her regularly. She is still a servant of the Most High.
We are blessed to have Moms like ours, Ingrid. This post has inspired me to put these words on my blog later today.”
Thank you.
If you wish to see a picture of my Mom all you have to do is look at the top of my Facebook page. I don’t publish many pictures of family but I love this picture of my Mom and Son swimming in a lake one summer day in Arkansas.
https://www.facebook.com/chris.reimers
I hope you think your Mom is the best Mom in the world. Even if you don’t, will you give her a hug today and say, “Thank you?” Moms like that.
Chris Reimers
Posted by Chris 
Wings of the Wind 
WEEKLY WRAP-UP FOR 2016-6-4
June 5, 2016HERE IS THE REASON THERE WAS NO WEEKLY WRAP-UP LAST WEEK.
There was a seven-day Social Media Protest with which I was involved. The protest was to be peaceful and the goal was to get information from the politicians in Norway about their thoughts on the child care system (the Barnevernet) there. Hundreds of voices worldwide joined the questioning. Most of it was done in a truthful manner. There are always going to be a few who get carried away.
The intention was to get answers for the Norwegian people. Of the political parties in Norway, the leaders of the protest choose 12. As I was only commenting on 4 or 5 of the party websites, I don’t know for sure. But it was my impression that not one political party was willing to make a statement about the Child Care System in Norway over social media. If you looked at the link above, we got one good response. It was from the Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg. After she commented, a large number of protesters went to her site to make valid complaints, ask questions, and a few went to cause trouble. The result was that the Prime Minister’s site was shut down for a bit and the entire conversation was removed.
I wish that hadn’t happened. So many people voiced valid concerns about the welfare of the children in Norway. If you would like to know my blogging friend Chris Prunean’s take on the events, click on the link above.
It was necessary to write a Letter to Ms. Solveig Horne, Norwegian Minister of Children and Equality this week as my response to the reunification of the Bodnariu family in Norway. This is a start but the story is far from over. It is a joyful event that a family will get to live together again.
Here is a story you don’t want to miss. It is sad but one you should know about. It is the truth of what is happening in many places in Europe: Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and the U.K. besides Norway.
To see my post with the same video, go here:
Legal Kidnapping in Norway – American Mother Victim
Last but certainly not least is Dan’s Other Men’s Brains. It’s an interesting short article about the treatment of scripture.
I wish you all a blessed week in the Lord.
Chris Reimers
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