Wednesday, August 25, 2010

D.A.D.D.

That stands for Dads Against Daughters Dating. I am an official member. Even though I belong to such a group, my daughter has ignored her fathers wisdom and made the fatal decision to date anyway. Where did I go wrong? It was about three weeks ago that some good-for-nothing clean cut and well mannered excuse for a seventeen year old male showed up at my house driving some washed and polished and outdated Lexus expecting my daughter to get in with him and go putt-putting. My first question to her, "So he's a golfer?" Reminded me of some dude named Tiger. Immediately I didn't like him. Sure he's a Christian kid from a great family and he dresses nice and he don't drink, smoke, or meth around with drugs....and sure he called me sir and seemed to be kind to my daughter...but I don't want him coming back to my house to get my daughter ever again. Because, I am also a member of D.A.D.G.M. I am a Dad Against Daughters Getting Married. I know where all this putt-putting leads. Before you know it he'll have her out on the driving range and if things progress she'll be putting for par on the eighteenth green. I don't like where this dating thing is going. Putt-putting...If I had known she liked putt-putt I could have taken her.

On the same night my daughter went out on her first date with Tiger, my dad also went out on his first date. He's almost eighty years old and vowed he would never date again. Mother passed away about four years ago. He said he never wanted to be with another woman. He said, "Once you've had the best why would you settle for less?" Good question. Well, doggone it, he's lonely. He has spent the past four years eating alone, watching TV alone, going on early morning walks alone, doing everything alone. I guess he just got tired of being alone. So he took "Mona" to eat at the colonel's best, Kentucky Fried Chicken. Where will this lead? Today it's chicken...next week it could be prime rib. Will my dad fall in love again? I doubt it. He says he'll never marry, he just wants someone to talk to every now and then. I believe him. There's not a man on earth I respect more than I do my dad. He loved my mother most all her life and if he had been given the choice, he would have died first. He misses mother. He even went back home after his recent date and talked to the picture of Mother he has sitting on a table in the den. He asked her if it was alright. Not sure what she said to hem, but evidently she said it would be ok. It's still hard to believe...my dad went out on a date.

I like "Mona" but I ain't gonna warm up to Tiger anytime soon. Two first dates in one night is almost too much for this son and father to handle. Maybe my daughter is finished with boys. Maybe she'll ask me to take her putt-putting. Maybe it'll snow in Miami and maybe the Dixie Chicks will have another #1 song and maybe gas prices will go back to a dollar a gallon and maybe Mike Tyson will come out of retirement and win the world heavyweight championship again. Probably not, but until those things happen, I will continue to be a Dad Against Daughters Dating. ...Now stand as we sing the Invitation...

Michael Mason 2010 Preaching Schedule

Michael Mason ~ 2010 Preaching Engagements
January 25 Muscle Shoals Baptist Assoc. Pastor's Conference, Moulton, Al.

February 6 TRUE Conference, Canaan Baptist, Hoover, Al.

February 12 Bailey Smith "Real Evangelism" Conf., Wheeler Grove Bap., Corinth, Miss.

February 26-27 TRUE Couple's Wknd. First Baptist, Winchester, Tenn.

March 1 Marvelous Monday, Black Creek Baptist, Boaz, Al.

March 7-10 (pm only) Revival Lakeview Baptist, Pembroke, Ky.

April 1 East Cullman Assoc. Senior Adult Revival, FBC Hanceville, Al.

April 11-14 Pleasant Hill Baptist (M-W) Decatur, Al. p.m. services only

April 17 TRUE Couple's Night, Riverchase United Methodist, Hoover, Al.

May 12 Walker County Assoc. Senior Adult Revival, Jasper, Al.

June 11-12 Riverchase UMC, Hoover,Al. TRUE Couples Wknd, Chattanooga, Tn.

June 28 Clearwater Baptist Revival, Athens, Tn.

June 24 Quail Creek Church Retreat, Hartselle, Al.

July 25-28 (pm only)Springhill Baptist Revival, Cullman, Al.

August 4 East Gardendale Baptist, Awesome August, Gardendale, Al.

August 16 Morgan Pastor's Conference, Hartselle, Al.

September 26 pm Bethlehem Baptist, Laceys Spring, Al.

September 27-28 Highlands Baptist, Morgan City, Al.

September 30 Greenbrier Baptist, Madison, Al.

October 2 West Point FBC, Cullman, Al.

October 4 First Baptist, Austinville, Decatur, Al.

October 18-22 Guatemala Pastor's Conference, Chimaltanengo, Guatemala

October 26 First Baptist Addison, Al.

November 7-10 First Baptist Revival, Winchester, Tn.

(Michael Mason is available for conferences, retreats, and a limited number of revival meetings. Contact at michael-mason@charter.net. Thanks.)