There’s no way one day a year is enough to honor the mothers in our lives. Honoring them 365 days a year might not be enough.
But as Mother’s Days go, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football coach Tom Arth’s plan to celebrate his mom, Kathleen Lefko, sounded pretty good late Saturday afternoon.
“We’ll go to Mass,” he said, “then try to find a nice brunch to go to with my wife and kids, then grill some steaks in the evening.”
Yes, church and a good meal comprise a predominant theme today, as it should be, for no one is closer to the Lord than our moms, and giving them a meal or two they don’t have to cook or clean up after is all most of them ever will want.
“Just clean my house and I’ll be happy,” Katie Burrows, the interim head coach of the UTC women’s basketball team, said with a laugh. “I think that’s all I’ll ask of my daughters (Jordan and Grace) for when they’re older.”