Today at Sunday School (at our "old" church, we are going to rejoine FBCE!!) JoElle learned how God made everything and they colored and put together a book as a reminder. She was very excited about this lesson.
So, tonight, when she prayed it went like this:
"Thank you God for making everything. Thank your for he made Daddy and Alexa. Thank you for he made the world. Thank you for he made the plants. In Jesus name, Amen!"
I probably forgot a few things she prayed for because I was holding back sweet tears of joy!
JoElle is a little confused about which church is "our" church. We have been to FBCE for two Sundays now, and I am trying to explain to her, gently, that this is where we will be going from now on, that this is our church again, it was our church where we dedicated her and where we attended when I was pregnant with her and before. We showed her the sanctuary today and I told her she can go to "Big Church" with us next Sunday, which is always exciting to her!
She loved all the Christmas decorations, the beautifully decorated Christmas trees. Alexa enjoyed them too, she leaned way back as Daddy held her so she could see up to the top of the tree! Her eyes were shining in amazement!
JoElle told me, "Mommy, I need to tell you a secret." So I bend down as she puts her hands over her ears and whispers in my ear, "Where is Tandi and Fred?" I laughed and told her they were probably at home today since they had Fred's family here all weekend since Thanksgiving. One more plus to going to FBCE for all of us, especially JoElle, is getting to see Tandi and Fred every Sunday! I know JoElle is especially excited about this!
JoElle was excited when we told her that we were going to Campo Verde, her fave restaurant because of the chips dotted with chili powder. But to get to Campo Verde, we have to pass "our church" as JoElle put it. Like I said, she is a bit confused. One reason she didn't want to switch churches is because she thought we could only go to Campo Verde if we go to that church. When I assured her over and over that we can actually go to Campo Verde if we go to FBCE, she seemed ok with it, but I had to keep reassuring her of this! It's funny how we associate certain places with other places.
At any rate, I am excited about all that our church has in store for our family! JoElle is already learning so much more than she was in her previous Sunday School class, it just wasn't age apporpriate for her. Alexa loves all the attention since her class is much much smaller. Tim and I look forward to joining the choir again after the holidays, I am excited to begin teaching ESL again, we are really loving our small group and the focus on marriage. Today at the small group table, the leaders were asking if we are just visiting again and Tim told him, well we used to attend church here for quite a while, and everyone else at the table said "Yeah we remember you guys!" It was funny! I know God is really blessing us by surrounding us with old friends who we know care about us. It is great to be back at a church where we feel connected. Praise God!
So, tonight, when she prayed it went like this:
"Thank you God for making everything. Thank your for he made Daddy and Alexa. Thank you for he made the world. Thank you for he made the plants. In Jesus name, Amen!"
I probably forgot a few things she prayed for because I was holding back sweet tears of joy!
JoElle is a little confused about which church is "our" church. We have been to FBCE for two Sundays now, and I am trying to explain to her, gently, that this is where we will be going from now on, that this is our church again, it was our church where we dedicated her and where we attended when I was pregnant with her and before. We showed her the sanctuary today and I told her she can go to "Big Church" with us next Sunday, which is always exciting to her!
She loved all the Christmas decorations, the beautifully decorated Christmas trees. Alexa enjoyed them too, she leaned way back as Daddy held her so she could see up to the top of the tree! Her eyes were shining in amazement!
JoElle told me, "Mommy, I need to tell you a secret." So I bend down as she puts her hands over her ears and whispers in my ear, "Where is Tandi and Fred?" I laughed and told her they were probably at home today since they had Fred's family here all weekend since Thanksgiving. One more plus to going to FBCE for all of us, especially JoElle, is getting to see Tandi and Fred every Sunday! I know JoElle is especially excited about this!
JoElle was excited when we told her that we were going to Campo Verde, her fave restaurant because of the chips dotted with chili powder. But to get to Campo Verde, we have to pass "our church" as JoElle put it. Like I said, she is a bit confused. One reason she didn't want to switch churches is because she thought we could only go to Campo Verde if we go to that church. When I assured her over and over that we can actually go to Campo Verde if we go to FBCE, she seemed ok with it, but I had to keep reassuring her of this! It's funny how we associate certain places with other places.
At any rate, I am excited about all that our church has in store for our family! JoElle is already learning so much more than she was in her previous Sunday School class, it just wasn't age apporpriate for her. Alexa loves all the attention since her class is much much smaller. Tim and I look forward to joining the choir again after the holidays, I am excited to begin teaching ESL again, we are really loving our small group and the focus on marriage. Today at the small group table, the leaders were asking if we are just visiting again and Tim told him, well we used to attend church here for quite a while, and everyone else at the table said "Yeah we remember you guys!" It was funny! I know God is really blessing us by surrounding us with old friends who we know care about us. It is great to be back at a church where we feel connected. Praise God!
