What do you think when a PK shows up looking like this?!?

When a PK (Pastor's Kid) shows up 15 minutes late to church like this

on Mother's Day, what do you think of your Pastor's wife? Do you think she's lazy for not having everyone look perfect? Or do you offer her a little grace? "I see you chose to pick your battles today. Happy Mother's Day."

What you don't know is that PK spent the 20 minutes before this photo doing this...

while screaming "Me never goin there again! Me not gettin dressed ever!!!"

Maybe just maybe your pastor's wife was up late ministering to your pastor. 

Maybe she's exhausted because she does Sunday mornings (all day for that matter) like a single mother. 

Maybe she works to help pay for the ginormous cost of seminary so your pastor can be educated enough to serve you.

Maybe your pastor gets up at 4:30 to study every morning and she doesn't get a lot of rest.

Maybe your pastor spent all week doing the business of church and has to prepare his sermons late on Saturdays.

Or maybe God laid something else on his heart and the midnight oil was burning at her house.

Maybe she works and doesn't have time to lay out clothes because her family can't live on a minister's salary. 

Maybe her kids don't like church somedays because dad gets to take 50 other kids home but almost never drives them home. 

MAYBE you could make her day by offering a little grace like someone (everyone) did to me today. 

Maybe you can drop off a box of breakfast bars at your pastor's house labeled "Sunday Only." 

Maybe you can iron clothes or fold them for that matter like Ms. Jonnie used to do for me.

Maybe you can smile to say I understand.

And you can ALWAYS pray that God will give her the strength to walk this blessed but rocky road He's laid before her, so your pastor can do his job well.

(Many thanks for the grace I received this Mother's Day. It was truly a wonderful day.)