The Church Lady

Ryan and I tried a church today, as we are trying to find somewhere that we can have Jacob baptized before too long. Natalie went with us to the actual service, which is different than our old church. She used to go to kid's church, so sitting for an hour I was a little nervous. She was good though - she liked listening to the songs. Then came the children's message. I wasn't sure if she would go up there by herself, but she ran up no problem. She listened well, and then the pastor said they would each get a whistle shaped like a cross to take home (he was talking about how Jesus will come and they should tell people about it). Well he said they had to work for it, and had them all sing a song together. The whole church sang and Natalie spun around and around in circles. Everyone was laughing at her impromptu dance performance. The pastor loved it, and picked her up and said she is an example of how excited everyone should be about church. After the children's message, he brought her up several more times in the sermon and at the dismissal. In a small church, you know our visit won't soon be forgotten!