This week is VBS for our church. I decided to take mornings off so I could help out with the kiddos. I got the 4 & 5 year old class. After a rough Monday, I'm back in the swing of things. It wasn't rough because of the kiddos, it was rough because I'm old and they have so much more energy. Instead of just having one ball of energy to compete with, I have eight, little balls of energy. I don't think I've ever wanted a Costanza desk at work more than I want one now. A nap around one o'clock sounds delightful.
Even though I'm tired, my heart is blessed. I get to spend 3 hours with little munchkins who sing songs to Jesus, want to pray, want to learn more Bible stories and just want to be in a group with their friends. How blessed I am that I get to be part of that, for just a few hours of their life. One little girl prayed for our snack today in front of the whole class. There was no fear as she quickly raised her hand to be picked first. I realized I have so much to learn from these kiddos.
I also have the incredible priviledge to work along side my nephew MJ. He's officially a junior higher now and a helper in my class. To say I'm blown away by his maturity and leadership would be an understatement. Our little balls of energy gravitate toward him and instead of being totally unimpressed with the kids, he plays with them, corrals them and generally just wants to be their friend. Albeit their cooler, older friend.
To stand back and watch him with the kids makes this aunt's heart swell with pride. I couldn't be more blessed to spend my mornings with MJ and our VBS kiddos. They fill a certain part of my day that I didn't realize I was missing.
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