It’s another beautiful Sunday afternoon and my spirit finished feeding on the Word of God spoken at our 10:00 a.m. worship service.
After greeting and laughing with family and my sisters and brothers in the Lord we say our goodbyes and I head on my journey home. Once in the house, I rush up to my room, immediately taking off my Sunday clothing and putting on my lounge pants, t-shirt, and slippers.
Before heading downstairs, I add a little scolding of my younger son – is your room straight and are your clothes ready?-- making sure he’s prepared for school the next day before he goes outside to play. Then I rehearse the dinner we will be having later that evening in my mind, making sure I have all the ingredients before grabbing my blanket and heading downstairs to my living room. I routinely cut on my T.V. in search of my favorite programming – an animal documentary. My love for this type of programming stemmed from my youth as our whole family sat around the T.V. to watch the Mutual of Omaha.
It wasn’t like today with so many children programs, like Nickelodeon or the Cartoon Network. A child couldn’t choose what they wanted to watch from several different T.V.’s. You had to watch whatever your mother was watching.
When we returned home from church, my mother would watch Channel 28 – a gospel station - and then around 7:00 p.m. we’d watch the Mutual of Omaha. I can still hear the theme music playing in my ear along with the narrator’s voice -- the crickets whistling in the background and the sound of the tall grass they ventured through to reach their destinations.
My favorite animal is the Lion. It’s something about the beautiful mane his adorned with, which is a dead giveaway when trying to sneak up on prey. And his powerful roar to let you know he’s the King of the Jungle.
Then there’s the Lioness with her agility and submissiveness, who after doing all the work in the hunts, steps aside so the King can eat first. I laugh because I’d probably say now hold up King, you did nothing to bring this food in the house. You were out all day roaring and parading around while I slaved over this meal. Furthermore, the kids need to eat first. After fussing I’m sure I’d let him eat.
I’m intrigue by the unity displayed by every member of the pride – knowing they need everyone’s cooperation during hunting to ensure they all eat and without it, they all could die. No matter how many times I’ve seen these documentaries, I still get enjoyment from them.
