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| Joshua and his first girlfriend both in Kindergarten |
“Mom!”
Joshua had walked
home from afternoon kindergarten with his siblings. The way he hiked up his
jeans, this conversation would be about his slip-sliding pants.
“What? And how
was school today?”
His face
scrunched in agony. “You’ve got to help me. This belt does keep these pants
up.”
I sat on the
couch and wiggled my finger for him to come to me. “Let’s see.” I stared hard
at his waist. The child had no hips to hold up his britches. My mind churned in
a plan. “What if I were to make your pants? I would custom-fit them to your
build.”
His eyes lit up
like stars. “That would be neat.”
We went material
shopping and bought a pattern. I made a pair of denim slacks to fit him
perfectly. He didn’t need a belt, but he wore one to look nicer for school.
Joshua hugged me. “Thank you, Mom. No more pulling up my pants.”
Later, I bought
several bigger-sized patterns of the same pant design to continue making
Joshua’s slacks as he grew. I made his pants every year, until the summer
before he entered sixth grade. He decided he was grown-up and wanted
store-bought jeans like his friends had. I was a little sad that I wouldn’t be
making his jeans anymore, but I understood. And yes, he still pulled up his
pants even with a belt.
Those were happy moments for Joshua and me,
dear Father. The relief on his face for wearing slacks that fit made it worth
the extra work. In Jesus’s holy name. Amen.
Reader Journal
~Your Mother Memories~
~Your Prayer of Praise~
~A Scripture of Encouragement~
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