We're Not In Church! (Shhhh!)

Funny moment this morning that I just had to share! :)

Lately little Joshua has struggled sitting still and quiet during church, probably not an uncommon problem for most 2 year olds. But we're committed to trying to train him to learn to sit in the assembly with us, so a solution has to be found. We do snacks, books, etc... but he usually gets wiggly and wants to talk ... a little too loudly. This has resulted in him getting taken out and sometimes being disciplined. This isn't fun for any of us, so.... back to the hunt for a solution.

Well, being an old has-been athlete, I'm convinced that just about anything can be improved if you practice. If you shoot hundreds of free throws, you'll rarely miss. If you serve the volleyball hundreds of times, you'll rarely serve in the net. If you go over hundreds of hurdles, you will eventually glide over them faster. You get the idea. Sooooooooooooo, I'm thinking if you practice sitting in church, you'll learn to do so without wiggling and talking. Maybe.

Anyway, today was our second "sit in church" practice. And we're starting with baby steps. I gather the children and we all line up on the couch. I set the timer for 10 minutes and we have to sit still and quietly. We can look at books, eat gold fish, whatever, but no wiggling and no talking.

About 6 minutes into it, Joshua begins to get fidgety and tries to talk. Emily gently, but firmly leans down to him and whispers, "no-no Baby. We can't talk in church." Then Joshua looked up at her and in a VERY LOUD whisper says, "EM-WAY, WE AREN'T IN CHURCH!"

Then of course we were all struggling to be quiet and not erupt with giggles! :) Guess we better keep practicing.