Faith In Action

Today we had a 'work day' at our church. Instead of going outside of our walls to practice Faith In Action, we all pushed up our sleeves and tried to prepare the church for the many newcomers we have had walking through our doors. For me this meant taking pictures of the hard work, but I also picked up a paintbrush here and there. Lehr worked hard in the basement doing manly stuff with a hammer. And Eli and Maddux spent their morning with their friends in the childcare area. Eli was a bit disappointed about this. In the past, kids aged three and up could participate with their parents. Eli was totally excited to 'c-ween' and paint with Daddy. It wasn't possible this time due to the amount of heavy labor needed. On the bright side, he was moved up to the older room at church, so he's hanging out with some of his older friends now. Maddux was a bit teary going into her class, but I was told that she got happy quick and even started to help comfort another child who was upset.

We picked the kids up from their rooms at noon so we could all eat lunch together. The long (and early) morning finally caught up with Eli and he had a meltdown about eating lunch. He shifted his mood once he saw the stack of cupcakes, however. (Especially when he saw his buddies, Tyler and Noah enjoying their tasty treats!) When he realized he could score one of them by zipping his lip and finishing his lunch, he rose to the challenge. You'd think this kid never gets cupcakes or something! Oh wait...he doesn't ;)