Our church kicked off a new season of Sunday School this morning. I haven’t prioritized Sunday School before, because it means we have to have our ducks in a row a full hour earlier, get to church on time, and then hope everyone goes willingly, without meltdowns or tantrums. It always has felt like too big an undertaking. And its easier and easier to justify our absence based on numbers alone! Yet I don’t want my childrens faith to falter simply because I’m too lazy to get them up a bit earlier in the morning.
So, we decided to give it a go this morning! Our kids love church. They love their friends, the stories, the music, etc. So when we broached the subject of Sunday School, they were completely on board.
The single flaw in the system is that there is no Sunday School for infant. For obvious reasons, lol! But with that being the case, Brady took the four older ones to church, and stayed for one of the adult classes of Sunday School himself. I stayed home with Waverly, who slept in anyway, and once she was up and ready to go, I plopped her in the stroller and we started our walk. We spontaneously ran into Carrie and her youngest son, and we continued on our walk until we arrived at church. We had SO much fun, I think we might try and arrange something like that for group of us that don’t really fit in a class currently š It may not be a time of biblical study, but you can’t tell me it isn’t fellowship!
The kids had had a really nice time at Sunday School. I had heard that Solomon was a bit hesitant, and he didn’t want to sit with Rowan, hahaha! He was content to sit beside the teacher, though, so he settled in. And then they all got a cookie, so, win. And Dekker and Laela had NO issues. They fit in like dirty shirts. No problems there. Brady had also really enjoyed his class, and says he’s really looking forward to following it through the season. My whole family truly enjoyed the morning, myself included.
After church, in celebration of the kick off Sunday, we all had a pizza lunch together. I’ll admit, the meals they occasionally serve after church are often a pretty big stretch for our family, and we rarely go. But we’re trying to stretch. Trying to let our kids be tired, and to be ok with them fussing a bit. Trying to let other people love us when we’re imperfect. Trying to prioritize our church a little bit more. We’re far from perfect, but I’m really glad we pushed, because it really was a blast today.
We got home from church around 2:40. Thats late. But it was awesome.
The kids napped hard, and we had a light faspa supper of sandwiches and potato salad. Then a quick lap around the pond and even snagged Rae and her mom in her yard for a quick visit. But soon, it was time for bed, and everyone was ready. Myself included.
A bubble bath is running, and I’m ready for some dessert. Brady worked his tail off yesterday, and is home tomorrow! ā¤ļø That always makes for such a happy day.
Have a wonderful wrap-up of a weekend, friends.