Musing on Sunday School. Laura Margaret I’ve got your back.
As child, did you go to Sunday School?
No. That’s not the right question.
Maybe the way to approach this would be to ask…as an adult, have you ever taught children’s Sunday School?
Help.
Meet Laura Margaret Burbach. I’ve blogged about her before, but one thing you might not know about this special high school senior is that she teaches the Kindergarten – Second Grade class every week at church.
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I taught three-year-old Sunday School class at Peachtree Road Methodist. Actually it was more like Children’s Church during the eleven o’clock service.
There I learned two things.
* If you teach, your child will then become possessed a demon vomiting pea soup. (And be the only child that has to be sent out to sit in the hall.)
* And if you continue to feed your young charges, they sit there quietly. I don’t know how many Sunday lunches I ruined by letting children stuff themselves with Cheez-Its. But I didn’t care.
* * *
Today they acted up a little. But for the most part, they were just cute kids learning about Joseph and how he provided grain for the nation of Israel.
Look at this hair....love it.
Then it was time to make some Thanksgiving napkin holders.
I tried real hard to stay in the lines when coloring my Indian corn.
This was Sydney's. She was quite the perfectionist corn colorer.
It was taking Sydney a long time. She asked if I could help her.
I said, “No way.” I had my own napkin holders for Thanksgiving dinner to worry about. Where did she think I was? Church?
Working away...
Done.
Laura Margaret had to leave early to head to Atlanta for the Georgia Youth Assembly.
I only let go of her ankle halfway down the hall after the sight of me sobbing and pleading “Don’t leave” was upsetting the babies in the nursery.
So with her gone, I entertained the kiddies with a rousing game of Thanksgiving charades.
They loved it.
I had them spellbound.
But the best surprise of the day was how good my son acted.
He actually said he loved having me there and wants me to come every Sunday.
I don’t think so. I think I kind of peaked today.
Thanks Laura Margaret for volunteering your time with the kids each week.
Do you teach Sunday School? What are any tips…rather than just keeping them eating?
