How was your Sunday staying home?
It was different.
The kids didn’t really know what to do with themselves
Well actually I didn’t either
‘Normally’ we would be prepared to leave the house early for Sunday school, plan to invite company to come visit, maybe work in a nap in the afternoon
Some of the kids were excited to have church at home
Which I thought was terribly sweet
And some felt a little silly about it
Which I also thought was terribly sweet
The six year old couldn’t understand why he had to get church pants on if we weren’t going anywhere
"‘It’s still Sunday, you need to put on your Sunday best’
“These ARE my BEST pants!’
‘No, we mean your pants that LOOK the best’
‘You don’t get to wear those just because you LIKE them best- they are very dirty!’
A sibling tried to help us out:
‘Garrett those have a hole in the knee!’
‘Nuh uh, that’s a scratch’
He eventually came to the table dressed in his button up and some clean hole-free jeans, not his church pants, but we compromised
Church started a little later at our house than it does on a regular Sunday
But everyone was there
They all acted very age appropriate
The teenage boys had to be reminded to remove hats
The six year old wanted to pick all the songs to sing, but he did end up letting the girls pick too
The girls drew on paper throughout the morning prayer and Laestadius
Just like in church
The bigger kids whispered if they needed to talk to me or each other
Just like in church
And the younger boys moved around alot and talked too loud
Just like in church
They each got a baggy of candy to eat while we discussed what was read
They left wrappers askew and had to be reminded to pick up
Just like in church
I was surprised at the thoughts of the older kids when we asked questions
And learned a little from them
It was nice
But we missed our dear friends and family we would normally see
And the Word of God we are so used to hearing
And taking a little for granted
Five more weeks feels like a very long time
We know it’s a day at a time
And we’ll be taken care of
But still