I'm tired. Are you?

One of my dear friends once said that May was worse than Christmas when it came to the calendar.  She is so right!  So many things going on in life and in church.  How many things could we pack into a Sunday I wonder?  Teacher appreciation, graduations, confirmations, commissionings, endings of this, startings of that, and on top of everything Pentecost is just around the corner.  See, we are tired for a reason.

That being said, it is also one of the most exhilarating times of the year!  This is Easter Season.  This is the time where we remember the resurrection and can sing all the songs that make our hearts leap for joy!

As a parent I think it is important to help our children with the stuff that comes this time of year.  We should explain to them about why it is so busy.  The life of the church is ALIVE! (I feel like I need some five-alive when I write tonight).  Anyway, I digress (that would be the tired part).  It may help to let your children and family pray over the church calendar and focus on 1-2 things.  Selfishly, I say start with worship and Sunday school and go from there.  If we can center our families with Christ, then the rest ought to go pretty well :)

Have a wonderful week and remember a cup of coffee and a prayer is sometimes just what a worshipping parent needs.  You have mine for sure!

It took 12+ people today

Celebrating the Risen Lord is pretty exciting, especially when your husband has to run to Columbia, you are doing an internship and there is a picnic after church.  Thank GOODNESS JESUS DIED FOR ME!  If he hadn't, well I would have been lost and without hope today.

What made things turn out so well was the amount of people who provided Christian witness to me and my children.  Here's the countdown:

2 Sunday School Teachers per daughter (4 total)
4 People who held the baby while I stood in line with my 4 year old for food and ice cream
2 Parents (my husband didn't have to leave until after we did)
10 People who sat at our table during the picnic and encouraged my children in some way
1 Fabulous lady who helped me toss things in the trash when I was out of hands
That is 21 people who impacted my children today-that I know about.

Pretty fabulous!  I was filled with joy all day because Jesus rose from the dead.  I was filled with joy because God had placed us in that moment at that time.  I was elated because so many people were honoring baptismal vows for my children.

Take a moment and make a list of people who impact your children through honoring their baptismal vows.  If your list seems small, how come?  Are your children in environments where they can receive such care?  What would you like to change or do about those moments for your children. 

Being a worshipping parent isn't just about worship on Sunday.  It is about continuing the message throughout the day and week.  If you have questions about how to do this feel free to email me and we can work on it together.  It would be an honor and part of my baptismal vow as well.
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