Ukraine Adoption

Sunday School Drop In

I must confess: I have not been going to church as often as, well, as often as I think I should. I could think of excuses, and mostly that Tara is just too active in church. She likes to talk. I remember when she yelled out at the priest: "Enough! All done!....You're talking too much!"

Yes, that was my daughter. We have gone since that one outspoken day, and she has gotten better, at least for the first 30 minutes. After that, she pretty much has had enough. "Let's GOOOO," she'll say. "NOOOOOOWWWW." Nothing would help. I brought books, toys, even snacks (oh my). When she was done, she was done.

But last week, I got a letter that said Tara was big enough to be in Sunday school! So I signed her up! That means I get one hour of peace in church while she is in a room across the way with other 3 year olds, learning about religion: drawing, singing, playing. So we are not a real religious family (obviously) but this has been a blessing. Because today, at her first day, Tara loved it! Some other children were a little scared when their moms were leaving them there, some were clingy. Tara hesitated for about 2 minutes, then ran over to the crayons, sat down, turned and smile and waved good-bye to me. What a trooper.

When I picked her up afterward, she was all smiles. She said she has new friends. She wants to go back next week. She continues to amaze me.