The girls’ choirs sang in worship back-to-back weeks in October. Molly was up first.
The next week, it was Leah’s turn.
Great singing, girls!
During Family Worship Month (August) at church, kids took part in the service. Molly got picked to be worship leader, and she did a great job!
This year’s Vacation Bible School theme was Cave Quest. As always, Molly and Leah had a great time. Leah was upstairs with the big kids for the first time this year. Jen taught a preschool class downstairs again, marking the first time in years that she hasn’t had one of her own kids in class with her.
On Sunday, Molly, Leah, and Jen sang a couple of their VBS songs in church. Molly and Leah were easy to see, and you can occasionally see Jen’s head appear on the left side as other heads move out of the way. I love how much the girls got into it.
Leah sang with her choir at church one last time for this school year. I was sadly unable to see it as I was getting ready to lead worship music at the next service, but Jen was nice enough to record it for me (and all of you as well).
This year, I was asked to lead music at the Easter sunrise service at church. I hear sunrises are beautiful, but they happen really early in the morning. Early mornings are not my thing, but I decided to give it a go. The service was at 6:30, and I needed to be there at 5:50 to set up and sound check. Yeah - early (and outside in the cold).
I asked the members of my family if they’d like to come with me. Jen was a clear no. Molly and Leah entertained the idea until I told them they’d have to ignore their Easter baskets until after we got home. That sounded too difficult, so they opted to pass. I was on my own (except for a friend or two).
The service was very nice. It was very cold, but I dressed the part and brought hand warmers for when I wasn’t playing (gloves don’t work so well for playing guitar). Sadly, it was cloudy and hazy, so we didn’t really get to see a sunrise.
When I got home, the girls were eagerly awaiting the opportunity to go downstairs and see what the Easter Bunny had brought. They woke Jen up and headed down. I think they were excited at what they found.
Easter baskets included candy (braces-safe varieties), books, Perler beads, and most exciting - Shopkins!
Then the ladies got dressed and we headed to church (again for me, a little over 5 hours after the first time).
As in previous years, our church held an Easter Egg-stravaganza. It was scheduled for the same day as Molly’s party, so we were going to miss it. Fortunately for us, they postponed the fun due to weather to the day before Easter, which meant we could go.
We arrived and walked in with Leah’s twin friend, then the girls headed straight for the face painting station.
Molly got a butterfly on her cheek, and Leah opted for a bunny.
Leah’s friend’s parents also introduced us to a friend of theirs from Slidell (just like Jen and me). Turns out she lived one cul-de-sac away from me when I was in junior high and high school. Small world.
After face painting, we headed to the cupcake decorating station. Molly’s decoration style is quick and messy, while Leah takes a careful approach.
I managed to get a picture of their cupcakes before they ate them. Note that Leah carefully placed sprinkles around the edge, while Molly just dumped them on top.
As always, the egg hunt was a highlight. I went with Molly up on the hill with the big kids while Jen stayed with Leah and the kindergartners. When they blew the whistle, all the big kids rushed to the same area. Molly quickly realized there was an empty area off to the left, which earned her a few seconds searching by herself until they all noticed her treasure trove and joined her.
Me, Molly, and a basket full of eggs ready to be opened.
Both Molly and Leah ended up with full baskets of fun-filled eggs.
Lots of fun. We were glad we got to attend after all.
The girls have sung a lot in church recently, and I’ve neglected to post them. So, here’s a catch-up post of lots and lots of singing.
First, way back on Valentine’s Day, Molly’s choir sang in big church (at the traditional service).
Then, at the beginning of March, Leah and her choir sang (and rang) in big church (this time in the contemporary service we usually attend).
A few weeks later, Molly's choir sang His Grace and Every Move I Make in church a few weeks ago. Sadly, you can't see much of Molly from this angle, but you get a glimpse of her every once in a while.
The girls choirs combined together, along with the youth and adult choirs, for Palm Sunday.
The first two Christmas Eve services at our church are family services, and are led primarily by children. This year, Molly got to be one of the worship leaders. Their opening welcome included some joking around ugly Christmas sweaters, so they dressed the part.
After welcoming everyone, Molly quickly headed to the choir loft to join Leah and the other kids. They led all the songs, and sang Rock The Little Baby for the special music.
Molly and the other two worship leaders also introduced the offering.
Molly did an awesome job up front. You can’t see everyone in the congregation, but the first service was pretty full, and the second service was completely packed. She didn’t seem to be intimidated at all by the crowd.
Great job, Molly! We’re so proud of you!
Molly’s choir sang this past Sunday (and they’re singing again today for Christmas Eve service). Here’s what they looked like Sunday. Come to the 2:30 or 4:00 service at Glen Mar today if you’re local and would like to see them sing a different song (and see Molly serve as one of the worship leaders up front).
This past Sunday was a busy one for us. First up, Molly’s choir sang at the 9:30 service and I accompanied them.
But that wasn’t all for Molly in that church service. In the Methodist church, we have a tradition of presenting 3rd graders with their own Bibles. It’s a milestone, and Molly was very excited to experience it. Here she is getting her Bible from Pastor Matt.
Yeah, Molly!
In addition to that, Leah had choir practice, I led music at Children’s Worship (which Molly attended as well), and Jen taught Sunday School (which Leah attended as well). It was a busy morning.
