Mother's Day at Church

The past few months, we have settled into an international church here that has a dual-language service.  It has been great for our family.  The kids like the Sunday School class especially.  For a few weeks leading up to Mother’s Day, though, Sunday School time turned into choir practice.  The kids were learning a song to sing in front of the church on Mother’s Day.  My shy little 4 year-old decided that she was too little to learn this song.  So she just kind of sat there during Sunday School each week and listened as the kids practiced the song about 30 times.  (Even though the song was in English, our girls are the only white faces in the group so they aren’t completely comfortable yet!) 

Well, I decided to try to work on the song a little at home, just to see what would happen.  So I would sing it a few times a day.  Pretty soon, I started to hear Mayah singing it as she played by herself.  As Mother’s Day approached, I asked Abigail if she wanted to sing with the other kids in church.  Her response was always that she would sit with me in the audience, but since Mayah could sing the song she thought Mayah should go onstage and sing by herself.    

Mother’s Day came.  The kids paraded out of Sunday School and up to the stage.  Abigail whispers to me, “Mommy, I am going to help Mayah go up onstage to sing.  Then I will come and sit with you.”  But as she sat there, watching her sister be brave, she decided to be a little brave herself.  She went up on stage with the other kids!  And then proceeded to boss her sister around (“Mayah, clap your hands!”) while Mayah actually sang the song! 

I was really proud of both of them for getting up on that stage.  I told them it was the greatest present they could have given me.  I know my kids (Abigail especially) are super shy in this culture, but little things like this are so good for them.

They were the stars of the show.  I think every eye was on them.  And they ended up loving it!