Worship Wednesdays

BEFORE I BECAME A MOTHER I HAD CREATED A VISION, (PLAN, DREAM, ETC...) OF WHAT I THOUGHT PARENTING WOULD LOOK LIKE, SPECIFICALLY WHAT MOTHERING WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND WHILE MUCH OF WHAT I ENVISIONED HAS COME TO BE MY REALITY, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY A TIME WHEN I WAS LEFT SCRATCHING MY HEAD AND ACTUALLY STUNNED BY THE STATE OF MY HOUSEHOLD. (YOU HAVE BEEN THERE, RIGHT? )

ONE (SHALL WE CALL IT) FANTASY I HAD WAS OF ME HAVING A PERFECTLY SCHEDULED DAY FILLED WITH ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD NURTURE AND FOSTER CREATIVITY WITHIN MY CHILDREN. ROOTED IN MY LIFE AS A FORMER TEACHER, MY PLAN INVOLVED SMALL AND LARGE MOTOR ACTIVITIES, ART, MUSIC, STORY TIME, DAILY DEVOTIONALS, OUTDOOR PLAY AND LIMITED TELEVISION VIEWING. (WE YOUNG MOTHERS HAVE ALL HEARD THE PEDIATRIC WARNINGS OF TELEVISION BEFORE AGE TWO.) AND THEN THE REALITY OF PARENTING HIT ME, AND I HAD TO COME TO TERMS WITH THE FACT THAT I WAS NO LONGER A PRESCHOOL TEACHER. I WAS A MOTHER TO TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. AND AS A MOTHER, MY RESPONSIBILITIES ARE FAR GREATER THAN ORCHESTRATING THE PERFECTLY PLANNED DAY. AND, IF I'M HONEST, I'M NOT SURE THE PERFECTLY PLANNED DAY CAN EXIST OR BE EXECUTED IN A HOME WITH WEE ONES. (And yes, my children do watch TV.)

NEVER THE LESS, IT IS MY DESIRE TO HAVE A HOME THAT IS FILLED WITH MOMENTS THAT NURTURE AND FOSTER LOVE, CREATIVITY, FUN, EXPERIENCE, LAUGHTER, GROWTH, AND CREATE MEMORIES FOR US AS A FAMILY. THESE "MOMENTS" ARE AT TIMES PLANNED AND AT TIMES OCCUR ORGANICALLY. AND, I AM LEARNING TO EMBRACE BOTH THE PLANNED AND UNPLANNED IN LIFE.

IN AN EFFORT TO STIMULATE BOTH MY CREATIVITY AS A FORMER TEACHER AND IN THE LIVES OF OUR CHILDREN, I HAVE SET ASIDE TWO DAYS A WEEK TO BE INTENTIONAL WITH ORGANIZED IN-HOME ACTIVITIES. TWO ACTIVITIES SEEMED MANAGEABLE AND A GREAT STARTING POINT FOR OUR FAMILY. THIS IDEA ACTUALLY CAME TO ME IN THE WAKEFUL HOURS OF THE NIGHT, WHICH IS WHEN MANY OF MY "AHA" MOMENTS OCCUR (IRONICALLY). THESE IDEAS EVEN CAME WITH CATCHY TITLES - "TEACHABLE TUESDAYS" AND "WORSHIP WEDNESDAYS."

EACH TUESDAY, I WILL SPEND TIME WORKING ON LETTERS AND EARLY READING ACTIVITIES WITH THE LITTLE LADY AND WEDNESDAYS WILL BE A DAY WHERE WE SET ASIDE TIME TO FOCUS OUR HEARTS ON OUR LORD AND MEMORIZING SCRIPTURE.

OUR FIRST WORSHIP WEDNESDAY TOGETHER.

OUR LESSON FOR THE DAY-

"EGGS, POLLIWOGS, AND FROGS" - GOD MAKES ALL THINGS GROW AND CHANGE



WE PLANTED SEEDS TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF GROWTH. NOTHING LIKE A LITTLE OBJECT LESSON!

(THANK YOU TARGET DOLLAR DEALS FOR THE CUTE AND EASY SEED KIT!)



I JUST ADORE THEIR EAGER EXPRESSIONS LIKE A PLANT WAS GOING TO BLOSSOM RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEIR EYES!



I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT OUR SEEDS HAVE SPROUTED.

(I WAS HOLDING MY BREATH! THE LITTLE LADY EAGERLY ASKS TO LOOK AT HER "DIRT" EACH DAY AND WAS TICKLED PINK WHEN SHE SAW THE FIRST SIGN OF GREEN.)






"But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory and honor both now and forever."

2 Peter 3:18