Lets Faith It

so I'll be subbing all next week for one of the kindergarten classes. I subbed on friday for the ELP kindergarten (advanced kids). I learned a lot. Like the need for having a discipline strategy. I keep worrying that the kids will end up hating me because I make them cry when they think I called them out unfairly. Oh boy, one of the kids moms was there to help me all day. I don't know if the kids would have survived without her. I just kept thinking I was so glad that Mckay is not in this class because they were doing some pretty hard work. Not that he couldn't do it, but it seemed like torture to make a 5 year old do that kind of work. Arg!! I think they are doing a first grade curriculum. So, next week I am going to be prepared to make sure the kids get some times to move around and that I have a better discipline strategy. I do enjoy being with the kids but I am thinking I would probably be a better clown or something rather than an authority figure. i just keep getting tempted to join the kids in crawling like a spider all over the room. i love hearing kids laugh and have fun. That just wasn't happening on friday.....until I read a book, but we didn't have enough time to finish reading it. I'd probably be a better activity leader than a school teacher, I'm too much of a goofball.

So Greg showed me the Mr. Diety clips and now I am having too much fun in church looking for material. hehe. I have so been needing to have a reprieve of the too serious nature that church encourages in me. I know other friends who have fun in church by singing the songs operatically and strategically sitting on either side of one family member to purposefully torture them with their singing. That lady came from a family of 12 kids and she says they have fun without being dysfunctional about it. haha. too bad, i think I probably have dysfunctional fun. At least today it was fast and testimony meeting. I enjoyed it a lot because i took notes. I tried to get a feeling of the main emotion behind each persons thoughts and feelings. I also tried to get an accurate picture of what inspires people to say they know that God lives and that the church is true. On a functional note, I noticed that I really enjoyed the messages and learned a few things about each person. On the other hand there was plenty to laugh and wonder about. Laughing is actually helping me feel happier and more at ease. Amazing huh? The best one today was in primary. i was playing the piano so i am in there when they give sharing time lessons. They introduced the new monthly theme of Prophets. The leader asked the kids how they think God can talk to us and tell us important things. She asked, does he have a huge megaphone that he calls us from heaven and yells 'hey, listen to me?'. nope, he has never done that and he never will, except for one time and one time only, and that will be at the end of the world.