Wise Moms Tune Their Harping

Our pastor and his sons stopped by, on a hot, summer afternoon, to return the kayaks they had borrowed. As they were getting ready to leave, I said, “Hey, could you give me a lift down to the mechanic?” Our car had been in the shop and was ready for pick-up.

“No problem,” he said.

We chatted about life, as he drove down the road, and the chatting caused him to miss the turn into the mechanic’s shop.

“You can just let me out here,” I said.

“No way,” he said, as he started to turn around.

“Joey. It’s only a few yards to the mechanic. I can walk.”

But he ignored me. “My mom would not have it,” he said. “I can hear her voice right now, telling me that I had better drive you right to the door.”

Well, you can’t argue with a guy’s mom, even if she’s in heaven.

That was a sobering moment for me. The lesson Joey’s mom had taught him when he was growing up, about how to treat girls, was still alive in his mind.

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