Sabbath Morning

Imagine having eight adults and nine children getting ready for church in the same house. Remember you have to fix breakfast, eat, and clean-up. You also have to shower or take a bath and then get dressed in your best clothes and make sure all hair-do's are appropriate. Then the biggest task is getting everyone loaded in the four vehicles before the parade begins. The biggest problem, Bob's the pastor and we have to be there on time. As I was encouraging the gang to hurry, Todd reminded me that Bob's the pastor and church won't start without him. He felt assured we would all make it to church before it started. With all vehicles loaded we headed out. Bob and I were leading because the others didn't know how to get to the church. Ryan and Lisa had been there before, but were happy to be part of the parade. A mile down the road I remembered I hadn't turned the stove off. I had left the wild rice simmering on the stove top. This caused a problem in turning around. With all the cars stopped, Bob ran to Ryan and Lisa's car and gave them the garage door opener and asked them to go back and turn off the stove. The rest of us continued on to the church. We made it on time!! I quickly entered the church and started playing the piano. It was a wonderful service. Bob introduced the children and grandchildren and said, "I just thought everyone would like to meet the children (some of which have grown-up) in the stories Cecelia tells." Katya and Jack sang for special music. They sang Jesus Loves Me in English, German, and Spanish. You should have heard all the Amen's!! And, this was Anthony's first time to go to church. He was a very good little baby.

When we arrived back home after Sabbath school and church I quickly grabbed my camera and took pictures of each family.


Todd, Lori, and Anthony


Front Row: Jack; Second Row: Katya, Kristen, Rachael, Ben; Third Row: Derrick

Andy, Shannon, and Madeline

First Row: Hannah; Second Row: Matthew and Lisa; Third Row: Ryan, Grace, and little Ryan