Dinner Guest

Tonight is a big night in the Lee house.  We will be having dinner with a pastor who is hiring an assistant pastor/eventual church planter, and he has come to St. Louis to get to know potential candidates.  This is THE job that Jared wants and I, also, agree that it would be a great fit for all of us.  We would love for all of you to join with us in praying for God’s plan to be revealed easily to all involved.  This is definitely a time of learning to trust that He really is in control of it all.

What is so amusing to me is that our 9 year old son is totally on board with this.  I have been so amazed at his behavior today.  When I awoke this morning, he was cleaning the bathroom, paying attention to every single detail.  He was folding the towels to hang over the bar “just like they do in hotels” and picking out some homemade soap to put out on the counter, paying close attention to the way it would be displayed.    He then, moved on to the couch, where he fluffed the pillows and lined them up perfectly.  Then, he folded the throw and found the perfect spot for it on the back of the couch.  I kept reminding him that we had all day to get the house decent (knowing that a certain 3 year old would destroy it in no time), but he insisted that he wanted to make things look good right then.

After his work in the bathroom and living room, I had to leave for a doctor appt., so I instructed him to to do  his schoolwork while I was gone.  As soon as he finished his schoolwork, he got dressed in his “nice” clothes (a button up collared shirt and jeans without holes).  I asked him why he was getting dressed so nice, and he acted like I was crazy for not knowing.  “Because, Mom, the pastor is coming.  Please don’t tell me you’re gonna wear sweatpants.  Aren’t you gonna look nice for this dinner?” (at this point, the time was 1:30, and our dinner is not until 5:45!)

Our son really has ended up making this a day long affair.  He has now moved on to the “appetizer” tray.  He has successfully made a plate of grapes, olives, pickles, and carrots, as well as a tray of crackers and  hummus.  He just asked me if I had something planned for dessert, “because if you don’t, Mom, I have something good in mind.”  This kid is cracking me up big time.  I can’t believe how into this he is!  I’m a little scared to think about what may come out of his mouth tonight.  What I find so funny about all of it is that Jared and I really are low key and not big on trying to impress.  We are who we are.  Hopefully, that’s good enough, but if not, Gage is doing his best to help us out tonight!

Does this snake handling, bat chasing, “Joe Dirt” (as my sister has labeled him) kid look like he’d also be interested in appetizer trays and decorating?  I’m telling you, I have the world’s most well rounded kid, for sure! If you have a daughter around his age, you may want to look him up in 12-15 years from now!  I have a feeling he’s going to be a great catch.