Our Church
I was trying to hold back my laughter this morning during church. Let me tell you why.
One of two things happens every week at our church.
One, kids come dressed as all sorts of things to church. I'm not really sure why this is, but on any given Sunday you might see a super hero or a princess. Today, a little boy was dressed as a Roman Soldier. I've also seen Spiderman running around, I think that was the week before.
Ok Second, we are pretty relaxed about children running around freely before/during/after church. Ok, let me just stop and say that I'm not always relaxed about it. It drives me nuts some days. I do not let my kids do that. There, I said it.
Because they do not call for the children to go out to their classes until after the first few songs and announcements are made, it can get pretty interesting. It's usually a good 15-20 minutes, sometimes longer before the kids go out. This can get tricky when you have an active, loud toddler like Addison. Y'all, she's terrible at church. Or at least I feel like she is. I take a whole arsenal of snacks and things in my bag to keep her quiet until they call for the "creche" (nursery). I get all sweaty and stressed out. Like today, she was shouting "HI" and waving at Paul, one of the church leaders, from our seats. And laughing really loud, all while shoving sticky cheerios into her mouth.
During the first song this morning, I looked down and the little 5 year old girl in front of us had a Barbie that she was playing with. Suddenly, she stood up and raised Barbie's one arm in the air and waved her back and forth to the music. I was trying so hard not to laugh. Barbie was getting her praise on.
Sometimes I get so annoyed at all the chaos that happens during the first half of the service that I wish either their parents would say "no" or that the Super Nanny would show up for once! But watching this sweet little girl made me think that God must smile down at times and wish some of us bigger kids would lighten up! She and Barbie were sure enjoying the music!