Children in Church

One of my favorite parts of the sundays leading up to Christmas are all the children's choirs. Today they were out in full, the children all dressed up in their Christmas dress clothes, and singing various Christmas carols. Our youngest group, the Cherubs were my favorite today though. One their way in, looking so cute and excited to be singing, I saw three visions of joy! The first was a young girl with her dress up to her waist in front of the whole congregation. . . adjusting her underwear. The second were two little kids, one boy and one girl, who had to wave to mom and dad in the congregation. And the third was a little boy who while singing, got down off the middle riser, to stand directly behind of a little girl in the front row. He proceeds to take his hand and put it on the top of his head, and moves his hand towards the top of her head, to see who was taller. When he finished, he got back up on the riser in his position and continued singing Away in the Manger! I had to really contain myself to not crack up. They are so . . . themsleves!

The other part I love during the Sunday worship are the families lighting the Advent Candles, where the children read the passages and the parents light the candles. They are usually so proud to be there, taking it so seriously, and do such a great job.

There are lots of things about Sunday mornings of Advent, but these are a few.