ASH WEDNESDAY......
So every year at our church we have a Servants supper prior to the church service for dinner. Well that is where our story begins. If you have never been to a servants supper let me explain, there is soup, bread and deserts but you are not allowed to serve yourself or ask for food. Once the food is blessed everyone asks others what we can do for them and we all serve one another. Naturally the kids get all jazzed up about this and then they get sugar!!!! Cakes, brownies, cookies and all kinds of sweets are there. WOW who ever thought we should give kids sugar before church was a Genius! so then we go into the somber service. Ash service in our Methodist church is very somber and reverent. It is a time to ponder what Christ has given and done for us. So there Dylan is sandwiched between my dad and Bear his gig brother. He is only just 3 and did great threw the opening Hymn. Then Wham... kids energy kicks in, he begins using the hymnals as drums, and then proceeds to hit his older brother with them. Move number 1 occurs and he is now sitting between My dad and mom . But that's just the beginning then he turns and starts making faces at the elderly couple behind us. By that point my Mom friend across the isle form me is giggling probably cause she has been there and done that! So Dylan gets moved down the row yet again and is now between me and my mom. At this point I can lean down and try to Talk him down from his sugar hi. This is like trying to talk to that crazy drunk friend in college! There is no reasoning with a sugared up 3 year old. So he starts trying to use the pencils in the pew in front of us as drum sticks. This is it Ive had it the final move!!! He is now sandwiched between DADDY and MOMMY! you think this stops him HA not a chance. He was quite for all of 30 seconds. We are nearing the finish of the service and pastor is explaining the process of getting your ashes and why we do that, and Dylan pipes up loudly and said "Now that makes no Sence" WOW just WOW! I had to bite my lip from laughing. OH Wait it gets better. Then Dylan walks up to receive his Ashes and refuses. No worries we go back to our seat after the rest of us are ashed. As the last group is going Dylan pipes up again looking at my head "Mommy I want one!" so my mom takes him down again and this time he did get his ashes. OH My what a day that was. But in it all the embarrassment, the laughter and the lessons learned I clung to one thing in the bible said " For you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness" James 1:3.
The 2nd child is my wild man but he it teaching me humility, patience and how to remain steadfast to my faith and teachings.
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