sunbeams :)

This summer I was asked to teach the 3 year old's sunday school class, also known as sunbeams. I was not looking forward to this. But it turned out to be the GREATEST THING EVER, as illustrated by the anecdotes below :)
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hazards of my new church jobbie {kiddie wrangling}: they took my fingernail. i watch the little 3 year olds and try to help them hold still while their teacher teaches them about how hands are a gift from God and we should use them to do nice things. bahaha. one child told me he would kick me in the nuts if i didn't let him escape within ten minutes. he also threatened to jump out the window (it doesn't open) and told me that he knew karate. the children were also fascinated with my fingernails and kept poking them. one even licked them. it was weird. but they're precious :)

 i put my chair up against the door to prevent the children from opening it and escaping. one tried the entire lesson to remove me, with no luck. i have easily 150lbs on him. but anyways, someone came around to give us a 5 minute warning, she tried to open the door but of course i was in the way. so i quickly moved, she opened the door and said, "Oh sorry!" I responded, "You're welcome!"
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Today the lesson was "I belong to a family." We held up a picture of a bird family, and asked "Who will teach the baby birds to fly?" and one little girl says, "ME!!" :)
Also we told the little boy that he had to answer our questions with words, not spit, or he wouldn't get a cookie.
And then I drew a picture of a dragon and he said, "WOAH. DID YOU DRAW THAT, ALL BY YOURSELF?!!?! I WANT TO DRAW A DRAGON JUST LIKE THAT. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE STUUUPID, BUT IT ISN'T!"
My weekly confidence boost ♥ Yes, Jett. I drew this, all by myself. I know I'm wonderful :) :)
And then we get to sing.
Sundays are love :)
Oh and though they on occasion threaten me with bodily harm if I don't give them their way, they are also snuggly little dears who like me to hold them. And they enjoy my fingernails and jewelry. So it's love :)

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today I taught the children the story of Shadrach, Meschach, and Abednego. And the firey furnace. The moral was supposed to be that when we keep God's commandments, He will protect us. After my great lesson, complete with an illustration, one of the children mutters, "or they could just've weared sunscreen... then they wouldn't get burneded."

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today, during the main church service, the 3 year old I'm babysitting says (kind of loudly), "Um, please can you change my diaper??"
I whispered yes in just a minute after the sermon, and she said, "Um, but, my diaper iss leakinggg..."
joy.
also the sunbeams wanted to know why the pioneers didn't drive their cars through across the plains.

we love sunbeams! :)