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TITLE: My Mental Tour Bus | Previous Challenge Entry
By Laurie Kiel
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“That reminds me!” I tell her, “Would you like to come to church with me on Sunday?”
Suzy hops aboard the tour bus of my mind as she asks, “How does the queen remind you of church?”
“Well, the word Queen made me think of Dairy Queen. And when we went to Dairy Queen growing up we always had to get a sundae. And of course, ice cream sundae makes me think of the day of the week Sunday and we always go to church on Sunday!”
The tour sometimes takes a few more turns.
“Did George every ask you out?” my friend Rachel asks me.
“No,” I tell her, “And that reminds me, I need to take my dog to the groomers?”
“Are you calling George a dog?” she asks.
I look at her pityingly for thinking my mind would make so straight a connection.
“No, George thinks he’s God’s gift to women, gifts makes me think of Christmas, Christmas makes me think of Mary, the mother of Jesus , that makes me think of Mary, my younger sister who always used to call me Sissy when she was young, and Sissy’s is the name of our groomer.”
My friend Pamela got to take a ride on my mental tour bus the other day.
“Do you think that the U.S. will beat China in the number of gold medals in the Olympics?” Pamela asks me.
“That reminds me, I need to call my mechanic to schedule an oil change.”
“I know I shouldn’t ask this, but how does my question remind you to change your oil?”
“Wellll. gold medal makes me thinks of Gold Medal flour. When I was a little girl, my grandmother had a neighbor that made the most scrumptious cakes using Gold Medal flour. The neighbor was from Greece which reminds me of--"
“Grease, I got it,“ my friend says with a sigh, “And your mechanic.”
Although my mental tour bus rides can be fun, I realized they’re also confusing to people. And I never want my message concerning God to be confusing or distracting.
Today my friend Suzy and I were once again chatting..
“Hey friend,” Suzy says, “What do you think of the Olympics results so far?”
“That reminds me Suzy,” I say to her, “Would you like to come to church with me Sunday?”
Suzy sighs. “Let me guess, the Olympics remind you of rings, which makes you think of your Greek uncle who’s a jeweler, and he and his wife got married on a Sunday which makes you think of church?”
A reminder flashes in my mind that my last invitation to Suzy got sidetracked by the “tour bus.”
I hop off the tour bus.
“Actually no, Suzy. I shouldn’t have said “that” reminds me. Actually, I think God reminded me. You’ve been on my mind and heart a lot lately and you and Jesus both mean a lot to me. Would you like to come to church with me?”
Suzy paused. “Yes, I’d like that.”
I smile and silently thank God. Which reminds me, we’re out of peanut butter at home. You see God makes me think of… Never mind, the tour bus is closed for business…at least for now.
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