TheBanyanTree: Being invisible

[NancyIee at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/26/2011 3:38:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
monique.colver at gmail.com writes:

I am  told, from certain reliable sources that shall go unnamed, that I am
now  one of the invisible.


I thought I was always invisible.  My talented and forward  children always 
garnered the attention, either because of their beauty,  brilliance, or 
because they were wearing their pajamas tops and holey jeans to  school that 
day.  I was just, "the mom". if anyone noticed me at all.   "I'd like you to 
meet Jason and. . . Jason's mom."  Or, "This is John, and.  . .John's wife."
 
I went to church for years. Even joined the choir for a time, and when I  
missed a couple of rehearsals, no one noticed.  I was religious in my  
attendance, put my envelope in the pot as it passed, stood, sat, knelt, even  
shouted "Praise the Lord," as was appropriate.  Then, other things  interrupted, 
my shedule changed. I had to work some weekends, and others, I had  the flu 
or was out of town, and gradually, I stopped attending.
 
THEN I was noticed. "I haven't seen you at services" the pastor would say  
if I ran into him on the street. "We really miss you in choir," another 
said, a  choir member, when we chanced to meet at the grocery store.
 
I guess I am visible only when I am not there.
 
NancyLee
 
mom