I shared with my husband that it’s been tricky to plan our Advent times this year, because I’m trying to provide more depth for our ten-year old but might be losing our (almost) five-year old in the process. In our activity last week (see Advent Week 2 post) related to the Psalms that ask, “How long?” she asked “How long until Christmas? How long till my birthday?” Age appropriate questions, for sure!
Then I was encouraged by a conversation a few nights ago. I was tucking her in, and she mentioned a friend from Bible class that she hasn’t seen since March. I echoed her feelings of missing people that we used to see every week. Then she said, “Maybe we could add that to the box. How long until I see Aleah?”
I have to remember that we’re planting seeds. They’ll each take different things from this season and find their own ways to connect to the scriptures.
Keep at it, parents. They’re listening.