not this cute anymore!My blog is totally slacking lately.. but I've practically been on my death bed here. I was barely able to lift my head off the pillow this morning.. and I would have slept all day had it not been the Primary Program at church. For those of you who aren't LDS, my church has a wonderful yearly tradition of having the children take over Sacrament meeting. The program is about an hour long and gives each child an opportunity to practice their public speaking skills as well as sing the songs they have learned in Primary that year. I wouldn't miss this for the world.
I cried two minutes after the program started. Not necessarily because of my kids (although they were mighty cute) but I was overwhelmed by the sight of all these beautiful children.. the future leaders of the world. They began the program with all of the little Sunbeams (ages 3-4) saying their name followed by, "I am a child of God." It was very powerful. I sat back and looked at my three sons and realized that even though I am their mother, they are not MY children. They are God's children. They belong to Him and they each have a specific, divine purpose. How lucky I am to have them in my life so they can teach me on a daily basis.
My other favorite part of the program happened somewhere in the middle. The kids were all on their feet, so I am pretty sure it was in the middle of a song. Luke was standing about 4 feet behind Ben.. and I watched Ben turn completely around and wave at his little brother. Luke (who was in the middle of a big yawn) quickly smiled and whole-heartily waved back.. As Ben faced the front again to resume singing, Aaron turned to me and said, "Did you see that?" Yes, I did. And I will never forget it.. at least not after I write it down in the blogging archives of our lives, anyway.
So, that's all I have time for tonight. My intension was to sit down and write about our dear friends in Arizona.. and post 6 month old pictures that I haven't got around to uploading yet. But it aint gonna happen tonight. I must sleep. Hopefully tomorrow I will get a minute of peace and quiet and get caught up in the blogging world (and every other area in my life!) Isn't being sick the worst?
I cried two minutes after the program started. Not necessarily because of my kids (although they were mighty cute) but I was overwhelmed by the sight of all these beautiful children.. the future leaders of the world. They began the program with all of the little Sunbeams (ages 3-4) saying their name followed by, "I am a child of God." It was very powerful. I sat back and looked at my three sons and realized that even though I am their mother, they are not MY children. They are God's children. They belong to Him and they each have a specific, divine purpose. How lucky I am to have them in my life so they can teach me on a daily basis.
My other favorite part of the program happened somewhere in the middle. The kids were all on their feet, so I am pretty sure it was in the middle of a song. Luke was standing about 4 feet behind Ben.. and I watched Ben turn completely around and wave at his little brother. Luke (who was in the middle of a big yawn) quickly smiled and whole-heartily waved back.. As Ben faced the front again to resume singing, Aaron turned to me and said, "Did you see that?" Yes, I did. And I will never forget it.. at least not after I write it down in the blogging archives of our lives, anyway.
So, that's all I have time for tonight. My intension was to sit down and write about our dear friends in Arizona.. and post 6 month old pictures that I haven't got around to uploading yet. But it aint gonna happen tonight. I must sleep. Hopefully tomorrow I will get a minute of peace and quiet and get caught up in the blogging world (and every other area in my life!) Isn't being sick the worst?
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Don't ya just love the Primary Program? Such sweet little faces and voices.
Being sick stinks. My Zack threw up at 4:30 this morning. Oh the joy.
I love the primary program. And in fact, I love primary all around. The Spirit there is undeniable, if you can get the kids to settle down long enough to feel it.
I hope you start feeling better soon. We've had a sick boy here and it ain't fun at all!
That is so sweet! What cute boys you have!
sorry you are sick. i was so sick last weekend with strep and it was our primary program and i was NOT going to miss it so i went and i loved every minute of it! it was so fun to see avaree up there. she was one of the youngest ones up there and she sat and sang so well... in fact she sang at the tops of her lungs as loud as she could and everyone could hear her little voice. i still can't stop smiling thinking about it and she had her part memorized and did so good! it was a proud moment for me for sure. i'm so glad i went sick.
FEEL BETTER! Your blog is not slacking at all. I was just thinking today of all the fun posts you've done recently. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the primary program, i usually forget to blog about spiritual/church stuff. bad me.
Get well soon!!
Glad you could enjoy the Primary Program. It's might favorite part of being in the Primary. I love hearing the little sunbeams belt out the songs and theri parts. It's too cute and funny! We had one little boy ask his dad in the audience what to say. His dad was trying to mouth the words and he whispered in the mic., "what did you say, I can't hear you." It was the highlight!
The Primary kids are the best part of my week. I love singing, dancing, and sharing testimonies with them. I could ask for a better calling.
You are so right about the Primary Program. I love those Sunday's. They completely bring the Spirit in. I hope you feel better soon. So not fun being sick.
Loved that you loved it as much as we did. There's nothing better, really. Our children are all that matter when it's all said and done.
Ugh, sorry your sick. We've been dealing with the famous season-change colds ourselves.
I am SO happy to hear I'm not the only hyper-sensitive person to cry at the Primary Program. Ours was last weekend and I cried my eyes out while the kids (and congregation on the last verse) sang I am a Child of God. Sometimes it just hits you, doesn't it? How powerful are those words?! I love every minute of it.
Sorry you're sick. Our ward is one of those "newly wed, nearly dead" experiences. The "newly wed" is actually a relatively new addition(thank goodness, I've been having the hardest time relating to the great-grandchildren conversations in relief society). Unfortunately, we don't have much of a primary program...
Oh that is so sweet! I cried through our whole program too. It IS so powerful-all those pure spirits up there saying things so excitedly and reminding you of the simple things that are so important. Love it!
yeah, boo to being sick. And yay for beautiful primary children. I didn't catch that moment between your sons. So sweet!
Primary program sunday is one of my favorites too. The kids are so sweet! We had ours this past week and we sat right up front and this little boy kept picking his noise and trying to flick at people. Luckily, we were out of his range but it was pretty funny to watch the people in the front row trying to dodge his buggers.
Janet--I want to make my blog book. I have been trying to figure it out but isn't there away to transfer it from your blog?
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