Jesus loves the little children of the world…
By Amanda on May 26, 2009 in Featured
So, we’re at the church campus Sunday afternoon with a friend. Just my kids and her kids. It’s awhile after the services, and we are just hanging out on the lawn. Our church happens to have a huge, like 50 ft., Christmas tree planted in the main lawn for ya know, Christmas. Anyway, my friend and I are chatin’ it up and in the nearish distance we hear two older ladies yelling/disciplining in firm voices, “You stop that!” “You boys know better.” (and the famous) “Where are you mothers?” …Oh crap. We immediately stop talking and search for our boys hoping these voices are not reffering to our little angels, but knowing in our hearts they probably were. We glance around to see 3 little familiar boy butts, the back of 3 heads 1 brown hair, and 2 blonde facing the Christmas tree giving the tree, uhmmm a little water? We did not want to own up to it that those were our children. The thought crossed our minds to just do nothing as if they belonged to someone else until one of the ladies said, “That looks like Pastor Maguire’s son, he was in a video at church?” Identified. Ah man!
Lesson- Don’t put your kids faces up in big church, then you have to own it.
SO embarassing!
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get advice!!! haha such a funny story!!!
misty | May 27, 2009 | Reply
Those of us in SoCal are in the midst of a water shortage. The way I see it, these boys were merely “going green” (while “Going yellow”) and saving some of our most precious resources: clean water! Nicely done Dylan – i applaud your efforts.
jason pogue | May 27, 2009 | Reply
One of my sons who shall remain nameless (because he has almost lived down & thankfully outgrown at age 13) went through a “streaking” phase when he was 2.
At a fun fair we were having for the end of our fall program he went into a refrig. box we had set up as a “jail” where for a few pennies you could put the pastor in for a couple minutes to raise money for missions. He snuck in while no one was looking and took off all his clothes so he could swim in the “pick a duck-win a prize” pond conveniently located right next door.
A few weeks later at another friend’s church:
We are standing on the platform at the end of service next to their baptismal tank the happens to be a horse trough cleverly disguised. It was full of water because they had a baptism that morning. Well you can guess where the story goes from there…except this time there was no cardboard box for him to hide in so he just proceeded to strip and dive in!
In his defense we did have a large metal tub at home that I would fill with water and let him play in. I suppose in his 2 year old mind it wasn’t any different
Jennifer | May 27, 2009 | Reply
We have so been there!! A few weeks ago after church my husband told me he found our son outside after church beside a “puddle”. When he asked Aiden where the “water” came from, he got the proud response “I did it, Dad!!” It was right on the front entryway of our church, all over the pavement…surely dozens of people witnessed this little annointing, but no one came to tell us. I bet I know what all the families talked about over Sunday lunch though!
Monica | May 27, 2009 | Reply
Oh the stories I could tell lol. Just recently, for Palm Sunday my 4 yr old son was part of the procession and as they were waving palms around the sanctuary my son blurts out “THIS IS BORING!” but it didnt stop there. An older man leaned over and told him he needed to wave his palm….on the way back around my son hit him with his palm! I wanted to crawl under the pew!!
Ashley | May 28, 2009 | Reply
Just found this resource!! LOOKS SO GOOD for those of us in the role of “pastor’s wife”–
Beth Moore is always great, too!
http://www.lifeway.com/e2/shop/?CID=women20090601-LPLMW-download&R=835993&cnvtd=1
Diana | Jun 2, 2009 | Reply