Day 101

When I worked in a nursing home, we always talked about how the residents would act strange and odd during full moons. Personalities would change 180 degrees when daytime turned into night.

Not from tonight - but this is some of my Wednesday night kids

Well....... I firmly believe the same is true about children. Tonight was another unbelievable night with the kids at church. We had 45+ kids in that little room upstairs and 4 adults. The age range is 4 years old to those entering 5th in the fall. Wow!!! They were a wiggling, loud, unruly mob for all two hours that we had them. And those two hours felt like ALL DAY LONG!!! And one by one, they would come to ask to go use the restroom or get a drink. And I would say, "Yes, but hurry!! You just might miss something fun!" We would no sooner get their attention and they would shift to something else or just start moving or talking. When we're in the middle of times like this, I wonder, "What the heck am I doing here?" But then 8:30 arrives and children start trickling out the door with parents and I reflect on what went on. How this one might have shared something with me about their week, or tell me a joke, ask to be my helper, or just come give me a hug. THAT'S why I do it. I love being a part of their lives, even though it's a short, brief time. But they will eventually remember all of us teachers spending time with them, teaching important stories about Jesus and how much we really cared for them. 
Had another busy - activity filled day. I went to the doctors this morning, but I had to leave and reschedule because it wasn't quite a year since my last visit and I didn't want to pay for the whole visit myself. Then Jaide and I read together this morning and watched some tv this afternoon. I walked for an hour on the treadmill and finished all my episodes of Desperate Housewives. (They better show a new season this fall). Then I spent the evening at church. So now it's almost 10:00 and I'm relaxing with a little snack in the living room before I head off to bed.