Mom Thoughts January

Welcome to Mom Thoughts. in 2016 once a month I;m going to just write some things about being a mom.  So hello new beginnings right.  This months will be on attending church.

      Church, is something that I love.  I have been to quite a few in my life, ranging from mega churches to 3 family home churches with an upright grand and tambourines, and everywhere in between.  My Christianity consists of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ my Lord.  I read the bible, and seek to know God better.  Church is to me a beautiful place to go and worship, take time once a week to learn from someone how to strengthen that relationship, and to just hang out and talk and pray with others who are on your same journey, yet there own.  I love church, that is until I had children.    

     Trying to wrestle too little kids and make them  sit still or at least be quiet in church is a huge chore.  And then paying attention to the sermon and trying to be polite to other church going friends, when you are just so frustrated and up set at your little movers, that you just want to stuff chocolate in your face or scream not be polite.  Yes this is the cold hard truth of how church going is for me lately.  Not to mention that our church's entire service is in Spanish my second language, which makes it even harder to learn, because I have to really pay attention to understand that in my head.   How ever every week when we leave I some how feel like I just accomplished something great.

     We successfully attended church as a family.  And we SURVIVED.  And no one mentioned the multiple times I had to step out with a child having a melt down over their attire.  Then I can strap them into to their care seats, and listen to a service on the radio the whole way home.  and be thankful,  because the reason I attend church right now, is not to learn anything( although I try)  It's to teach my kids about Worshiping God.  What it is.  And most importantly its to ingrain good habits not only in them, but me too.  Small beginnings are always hard, but I know I will look back at this time and be thankful that I stuck this out.