The "B-word"

How does a two-year-old hear the word bitch often enough to call his friend and baby-sitter that when she insists that he not hit, pinch, or pull her hair. How is that one of the few words in English he knows? How do you communicate to his mother that these behaviors need to be stopped early on?

...by the grace of God. There is no easy answer.

Church

Last week there were a lot of BridgeKids at church. I sat by some of the elementary boys. It was frustrating in that kids are hard to keep appeased in church, and I struggle with the line of when they are old enough to sit up and pay attention, and when they are young enough to play quiet games.

I did my best to keep the young ones playing games quietly, drawing or looking in "I SPY" books, but I'd just about reached the end of my rope during the offertory when Micah asked if we could leave soon. I said there was one more song, we'd leave after that. He wanted to go right away, but then the next song started and it was one of my favorites. I told Micah so, asked him to stand and sing with me. He stood, and sang, not just the first part, but the whole song. And at the end, he said, "I wish we could sing that song again."

It's all about the little things, right?

(For those of you that are curious, the song was "I will follow")

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ohvhmGSfxI&ob=av2e