SUNDAYS
I have a dilemma. It's always been our practice to worship as a family. (Not a big shock? LOL) I feel this is very important.
We have Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. We have church at 6:00 p.m.
Our Sunday school this year has nothing for adults or young children. They have a class that is for pre-school to second grade. Zander could go there but doesn't want to. Frankly, it's taught way above the average pre-schooler's head.
I've been taking the children and then Zander, Stacia and I retreat to Mike's office for an hour.
Today - with my back hurting - we opted to let Cy drive the children to chapel and I stayed home with the little two, so I can keep heat on my back and make it out tonight.
In discussing the issue, one of my sons suggested I teach a class for littles or adults.....and while that may seem like a natural soloution, given my bent towards teaching, God has dealt with me lots about NOT getting over-committed.
I'm currently a single parent who homeschools 6 children, teaches a weekly Bible Study, organizes a women's ministry (small though we are LOL), organizes and runs a month natural co-op and picks up for a produce group. I believe that is ALL I need to do until Mike returns.
BUT I could do more with Zander during this hour. Anyone know of an easy to implement program I could use with the littles....or I can make my own...but I'm sort of stretched right now. Then I wonder if I should go and do this in Mike's office because then Zander is not getting into the habit of staying home from church....because habits are everything to him. BUT if I'm planning and teaching my children in Mike's office - shouldn't I offer to do it for all young ones....wait...no I shouldn't.
I was thinking this was a short term problem and I shouldn't think about it - but then I realized that even when Mike returns I'll have the same dynamics with the Sunday School....except maybe Zander will be more willing to try a class with big kids if Dad is home.........
8 comments:
Have you ever looked at the curriculum Little Hands to Heaven? It's for ages 2-5. I am starting this with Evie and Isaac on Monday. It's supposed to be for everyday but you could always just use it on Sundays. Everything is focused on the Bible. It has fingerplays, Bible story time, Art activities, Bible activities, Music recommendations and such. It requires you to purchase The Singing Bible and a children's bible of your choice. I'm going to be using it as our bible curriculum for the littles. HTH!
I don't have any advice other than you're right, you shouldn't commit to one more thing *g*. Unless, of course, the Lord makes it abundantly clear over and over that you should :)
So are you saying you go to SS in the morning, go home and then go back in the evening? But only because a couple of kids have SS? Or am I confused? If that were the case, I'd probably not do any SS and just go to service in the evening. Will you need to be going in the mornings again when Mike comes home?
Well, I am so full of answers, eh? lol... Sorry I couldn't be helpful.
~Kelly
Lisa - thanks for the suggestion. I want something DIFFERENT than our family worship so this may work well.
Kelly - yes...we have SS in the a.m. and church at night. This will most likely continue when Mike is back - though with chaplain assignments being the way they are who knows what the boss will decide when Mike gets back ::wink:: (Mike is the supervisor). LOL
We've been going and 5 of the children have classes....I wait in the hall or Mike's office with the 2 littles. I HATE the idea of sending the children off to church alone....but I'm not sure that waiting in the hall is a good option either. LOL I don't know what I'll do but the dilemma may well continue when Mike is home. I do think that when Mike is home Zander will be less clingy and would go to his class....and Mike could take them in so it wouldn't be like they were driving themselves to church because their parents are to lazy to take them. ::snort::
De'Etta, could I ask what you use for family worship? Or do you work something up right from the Bible. I would love to do more family stuff, but Brian is not an off the cuff type of person when it comes with worship or study. (He says it is because he was raised Catholic.) He likes a more formal set curriculum/book type thing. Any suggestions?
I don't think you're lazy! For some reason I was thinking 2 kids had classes, not sure where I got that. Hmmm, I'd probably keep hanging out in Mike's office so that you keep Zander in a routine.
I'm looking forward to Jordan driving. He goes to church every Sunday at 9am for jr. youth band practice. Service is 10:45. Thank the Lord we live 5 min. from church. It is a lot of back and forth. He and Isaac are also in a small group for the youth on Monday evenings for music. It is 1 hour. Again, I'll be glad when he can drive himself there. But I am glad they are involved in the church and have really good friends. It's hard to keep them busy and keep myself NOT too busy at the same time lol.
I'll be praying for you. Oh, I like your new avatar picture. Is that Arielle with Mike?
~Kelly
Debbie - currently I'm simply working through *Our 24 Family Ways* from Clay and Sally Clarkson. This not only gets us in the word but focus' on principles that I want to instill into their lives as far as discipline, family authority, relatioships, work etc....
Kelly - yes that is a younger Arielle with Mike but Mike hasn't aged a day. {g} I wanted a photo of him in the dessert but those photos are on the crashed computer. LOL
Sis: Praying for you as you come to a decision on what you should do.
Mom
Hope you can find a good solution. I'll look at your replies with intested because i need to impliment a sunday school type of thing at home. I think the kids should have something like this. The lady from our kitten bible study has been giving us some leftover sunday school worksheets which I'm going to use this week. Is anything like that an option for your littles? Like you get the worksheets but do them on your own with the young ones at their level? Although I see the pre-k class was kinda over the youngests heads so maybe not.
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