Madison's Team lost their first game, then won their second. Semi-Finals were then scheduled for Sunday at 10:00. Uh-Oh, I thought. Of course, it would have to be when I teach my Children's Church class! What to do?
I considered asking the 3 wonderful subs that had helped me the previous 6 weeks during SLYSA games and tournaments. But no, I couldn't give them enough notice.
As I was thinking out loud, Meredith asked, "You just need someone for tomorrow?"
"Yep," I said. I want it to be someone the kids will love. Someone the kids will connect to and learn from."
Meredith smiled, "Uh, could I do it?"
By this time Michaela had come in. "Me too? That'd be so awesome! Mom...can we?"
"Mom, ple.e.e.ease!" Meredith chimed in.
Now I was smiling. My girls were begging to teach children's church. No one begs to teach children's church! But I wasn't complaining!
"Girls, you can't teach alone. You'll at least need an adult there with you."
Meredith frowned. "Well, as long as they don't take over."
I thought for a few minutes. I remembered back to when I was in highschool and I first started teaching the 2's and 3's class. It was horrible!
What kind of children were these? They didn't know how to sit down. They just wanted to play. They weren't even listening to my 45 minute lesson!
Yes...not a good thing to throw me, the newbe, into a class without guidance. It almost kept me from doing the very thing I love and was made for.
Hm...It really mattered who that adult was.
It had to be me. As much as I wanted to be with Madison, I knew I had to be with Meredith and Michaela.
I told the girls I would be the adult.
"O.k." Michaela reluctantly agreed, "just remember we're the teachers!"
The girls ran through their ideas and plans with me. It sounded good.
The next morning, as I came zipping into class in my black sweats, there was Meredith. She sat at the front of the table. She flashed me a quick smile, then finished explaining the "cooperative scale" as Michaela wrote the kids initials on it.
Wow, my girls are really cooperating themselves, I thought. They usually cooperate about as well as a teenagers colic on prom night.
Meredith then read a story about siblings who didn't cooperate and fought over the remote. She then asked a discussion question. Several children blurted out. "Hands up," Meredith called. Immediately the kids hands went up.
Wow, the class is really listening. They are engaged in the lesson.
The morning went quickly. I found myself in awe when Meredith asked Michaela to go get the pitcher of water for snack and.....Michaela did!
My twins have done many things together. They shared my uterus, sippy cups, and my lap. But today they shared in something even more intimate...loving and serving their Jesus!
Today Madison had a loss. Meredith and Michaela...a win!
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