This Reminds Me

Julia received her Pastor’s Pals medal today for bible memory work.  She’s the fourth ‘lil Woodworth to be recognized.  The other kids in first grade had to memorize eight verses; our (wonderful) children’s minister Ms. Reby allowed her to memorize only four.  Reby recognized that each verse was going to present a language struggle.  I think next time, we’ll be ready to participate more fully.  But this time, I was majorly thankful we made it through four.

Early service deer-in-the-headlights look.

We hustled home after Sunday School so Keith could work on the pond.  Julia and I went out later to join 32 other Pastors Pals for a celebratory lunch at Incredible Pizza.

Video games at Incredible Pizza….way more her “speed.”  If it’s got a screen, she’s in love with it.

Our pastor preached on family today – how our earthly family (as well as God’s family) has definite members, each with priveleges and responsibilities.  Families value each member and take care of their own.  As he spoke, Julia did her usual move-from-lap-to-lap, draw-in-a-notebook routine, the words just a gentle buzz in her ear.  She could do that because she has an earthly family who hopes that one day she will choose to join God’s family, with all its priveleges and responsibilities.  That will be a happy day, and one of which we’ve dreamed since first we met her.  I don’t know when she’ll make her decision, or what will prompt it.  I just know there’s a verse I memorized that tells me….

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not turn from it.   Proverbs 22:6

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