Anyone else try and get a large family ready for church to attend a service that somehow feels so early that by the time you get there you need to pray for patience and forgiveness for what has already happened that day??

Holes in tights, shirts that look slept in, hair that says "I haven't seen a brush in days", well that's us. However if you have LFL you also know it doesn't matter. We get there. We get there together.

You see years ago I was one of "those" moms. You know the ones. Kids look perfect, outfits are matching, haircuts were last night, girls have glitter pocketbooks etc ..etc.. and I was also the mom who ranted and raved, made everyone change and brushed all the hair . Then by the time we got to the 9AM Service I was done for the day. Someone was grounded, two had extra chores and the lucky one laid low. Even with all my organizing skills of pressing clothes the night before, laying out dresses, showers before bed, there always seemed to be a higher stress tone to the AM.

Then one morning it occurred to me...who in the hell wants to go to church if this is how we get there? So holes in tights, mismatched socks and hair that needs a brush (ok sometimes that still gets me), we go. Happy, enjoying each other and making the experience of going a bit more pleasant for all. So now when you see my family, smile because we may not look like the Cleavers on a Sunday but we are there because we want to be

We have learned as a family that the places we go and the people we see are not because it is the right thing to do and not because we are making an "appearance" but truly because we want to see those places, spend time with those people and enjoy our family.

 

What have you learned??

 

 

 

 

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