Sunday, March 15, 2009

What a Blessing!

I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. That said, my day was good...so far.
I got my little ones ready for what was going to be in my mind another dreaded day at church. (see my post about church/Sundays). I struggle on Sundays to get my crew going and myself for that matter because I know I have to go at it alone. I don't know how single parents do it. I owe them my complete support. I got everyone ready and spiffy and took off for church. We arrived and everyone was behaving at this point.
My dreaded moments are of the ones where I have a baby in one hand and a 3 year old in another dragging her down to Nursery. Today she actually held my hand down the stairs. So far again, all seems well. We get in her class and only a few kids are in there so she begins to do this whimper bit and then soon the tears follow. I was preparing to put my things down and settle in when one of the Nursery "workers" what do we call them, one of the other parents who also happens to help in there with his wife came over picked up Jocelyn and said; "Tell Mom bye." To my surprise, with a smile on her face...."Bye Mom."
Still shocked...LOL...I headed upstairs to the "adult world" to go to all two hours of my classes. I had two great lessons I got to hear, and actually participate in because I didn't have a 3 year old I was entertaining and/or still in Nursery missing this great lesson.
There is actually a church song and one of the lines in it says,
"There's no telling how much a sunrise means, to the one who's had a terrible night, and there's no telling how much a hand to hold, means to the one who's being led to the light, and there's no telling how much one heart in the right place can do."
I realize to some this is no big deal and what did he do? To those who don't know what I'm talking about please read my words and try to understand.
She's 3, she needs to be in her class, every week its a struggle and none of the other people in Nursery were willing over the past year + just take her from me and say it will be fine, don't worry she will get over it. They come get me when she cries, and or she runs after me screaming and kicking, while I have been pregnant, while holding my baby in my arms, a church bag, a diaper bag and an infant car seat with him in it, until recently. Even when my sweet sister Carey would take him so I could focus on her, I still didn't always make it to my class, or else I had a shadow that came with me.
I haven't sat through all or both of my classes in MONTHS, and for someone who needs this in her life to be able to go to church to be spiritually uplifted...this meant the world to me, its true what they say one kind gesture to one person can make all the difference. When your husband either teaches, or works every week and I have to make it on my own trying to get her to go, trust me to have someone step in...What a blessing!

4 comments:

The Stevens: said...

I'm soooo glad you had a great Sunday, I can't imagine doing it alone either! Thank goodness for people who go the extra mile, and do the little things:) We have Awesome nursery leaders!!

The Christensen Family said...

I am glad that you were at chruch today. I love having you there with me. I love you.

Peggy said...

GREAT NEWS! I hope it continues and you are able to enjoy SS and RS.

Ang said...

That is awesome news!

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