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Sunday Night Angst and Seeing the Light

It is possible to love your job and to hate going to work on Monday morning. Often, on Sunday nights, a dread creeps in. Like it did a couple of days ago.

I posted this on my Ironic Mom Facebook Page:

You would think that would have been the end of my evening. But with twins who share a bedroom, the night was just getting started.

It was giggle-fest in the double room, so I went to investigate.

Two semi-clad kids were sitting on the floor, laughing.

“What’s going on?” I asked. “It’s bedtime.”

“Mom,” Vivian said between bouts of laughter. “It’s okay.” More giggles. “We’re talking about God.”

Both kids burst into further laughter.

“And souls,” Vivian added.

More laughter.

“Not the soles on your feet,” William said, pointing to his dirty ones. More laughter. The eight-year-old set gets puns.

I suppressed a grin and raised my eyebrows. My eyebrows can have full conversations without me opening my mouth.

“Really, Mom.” Viv reassured me. “That’s what we were talking about.”

I coaxed both kids into their pyjamas.

“Mom?” William asked, wriggling into his bed. “What does God look like?”

I pulled up his covers and sat down on the edge of his bed. “That’s a great question, Will,” I said. “No one really knows. A lot of people paint God as an old man with a gray beard, but I think he’s more than that. He’s not male and he’s not female. He’s beyond that.”

William nodded. “I think God looks like light,” he said.

I paused, smiled, and kissed him on the cheek. Then I did the same for Vivian.

As I left their room, I remembered a quote from the Quakers that a close friend once shared: “I’m holding you in the Light.”

Filed Under: Hilarious Family Moments, Un-Ironic Moments

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  1. Trish Loye Elliott says

    September 26, 2012 at 6:48 am

    This made me smile this morning. Thanks for that.

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  2. Chrystal says

    September 26, 2012 at 7:34 am

    I love the idea that God looks like Light. Light is all around us!

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  3. hiddinsight says

    September 26, 2012 at 7:50 am

    Light is definitely a part of God. Maybe that’s why my kids want to sleep with the light on…

    I *hate* it when my eyebrows betray me like that…could it be a blessing in disguise?

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  4. Larry Hehn says

    September 26, 2012 at 8:16 am

    “My eyebrows can have full conversations without me opening my mouth.” – definitely the quote of the day!

    Now that I think about it, if you’re driving your car at the speed of light and you turn your headlights on, will they do anything?

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  5. susielindau says

    September 26, 2012 at 8:28 am

    That was so sweet!

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  6. thoughtsappear says

    September 26, 2012 at 9:09 am

    That’s interesting. My mom used to think the sunlight that streams through the clouds was God, too.

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  7. Julie Glover says

    September 26, 2012 at 9:30 am

    Ha! There are two reasons that make me a complete sucker for letting the kids stay up late–when they’re reading or talking about God. 🙂

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  8. Clay Morgan (@UndeadClay) says

    September 26, 2012 at 10:28 am

    Fantastic.

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  9. CC says

    September 26, 2012 at 11:19 am

    My son told me , when he was 5, that he knew where heaven was. It is in every light that we see. There is extra heaven in Christmas lights because they are so beautiful. I think of this every time I see a beautiful light.

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  10. cemooney27 says

    September 26, 2012 at 12:19 pm

    Hahaha that is tooo cute! I don’t know how you held your smile back.. I’m sure I would have failed if I had hilarious kids like that lol

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  11. earthriderjudyberman says

    September 26, 2012 at 7:26 pm

    The innocent questions that your children ask are certainly thought provoking. I love the association you made betwen their comment and the Quakers’ quote on Light.

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  12. Smplefy says

    September 27, 2012 at 7:46 am

    They are so going to mess with you when they become teen-agers. You should just build a mother-in-law house and furnish it for yourself until they leave.

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  13. The Hook says

    October 1, 2012 at 12:29 pm

    A parent’s work is NEVER done! You know that better than anyone…

    Reply

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