A Church issue.

so i have an issue.
Children in church.
The issue is not children asking questions or talking in church. It is not needing to go to the restroom, making noise in church, asking "when is church over"  "im hungry" or the cry of a baby.
It is the disrespect.
We go to a small church. Everyone over the age of 4 is in the sanctuary for the sermon (of course you don't have to take your child to the nursery but most do).
There is no childcare, childrens church or Sunday school during the sermon. IF you are under age 4, you sit and listen.
AND our pastor does not have short sermons. He is a true bible preachin pastor.

I get it... sometimes it is long. We had sunday school before the church service, you are hungry and the pastor has a lot to say.
BUT please control your children. please teach them some respect.
respect for the word.    respect for God.    respect for others in church.
How do we expect our little men to grow into God- loving and serving christians if we do not teach them to listen to the word of God in church.
I grew up in a big church.
It was easy to miss if someone was a little noisy, left early or was restless.
We also had Sunday School during the sermon so we weren't expected to sit in the sanctuary until we were older BUT maybe that is why I never truly understood God's sacrifice for us until I was an adult.

I can see someone getting offended at what i am saying but don't get me wrong,
Its not the children acting like children that i have an issue with....

It is letting your child play a nintendo DS during the sermon or games on your cell phone.

It is letting your child sit on the floor and play with his or her friends during the sermon, during prayer.

It is letting your child run around during the music, yell and dance so nobody can pay attention to the praise and worship band. I know some might think "its only during the music time" but some people really feel connected during the music and use that as a time for refelction and prayer.

I have also seen adults playing on their cell phones, texting,  facebook and needlepointing.

It is very distracting (esp to someone like me with ADD).
It is so frustrating for me because I work every third weekend (and at night) so there are Sundays that i am not there because i am sleeping. I also serve in the Nursery so i miss the sermon for that every few months.

We moved our seats to another location in the sanctuary and if you go to a Baptist church, you know that everyone has their own seat!
I don't think this will solve it but WHEW..at least i got it off my chest!

Only 24hrs in a day...

How can i never get everything done that i need to?

Luke's Birthday is right around the corner so i am feeling the pressure to get decorations, gift bags and party shopping finished. (but really, pressure from who? Pressure from myself)

Today i went to a total of 5 stores to get things and only purchased things at one of them (in two of them i had to abandon ship because my sweet, perfect boys were acting like APES and the scene was getting ugly)

My list of what i want to do each day is long...
My list of what i get done each day is short...

Sometimes its my fault
Sometimes i waste time doing nothing. Seriously nothing. Pinterest, facebook, a stupid show.

I always have the best intentions of being super mom and have grand ideas in my head about how many things i am going to accomplish but i have an ADD powered mind and somehow all of those things don't get accomplished
.
When it comes to an event...a party, a holiday i begin to "Barb-out" (at least that's what J. and i call it)My mom is Barb and she freaks and stresses before any event.
I hated it when i was little.
I swore id never do it.
I DO IT.

Today I DID it.
I yelled at the little APES, abandoned ship and we went to play at the nature reserve.



We had a great time...until i lost my cell phone, luke had a meltdown and brady began to get upset because we missed the lesson at the pond and i began to realize just how much i still had to do today.

Didn't finish even half of it.
Maybe tomorrow...another 24hrs to try..

Technical Difficulites part 2

okay so i am frustrated!!
As stated in previous posts, i am not a computer savy mama!
I switched to a new "dynamic" template and all it has gotten me is annoyed.
The purpose of this blog is for my outlet, my recording of life with my little sweets...
I probably won't be doing giveaways, or contests..just to meet with other mamas that are experiencing the same things as me, women that can help me grow as a christian, as a mom, as a wife.

I DO want the words i say to help someone else grow and SOOOO i am frustrated because when switching to the new template, most of my gadgets didn't transfer.
Why when all that is wrong with the world should i be so frustrated because my" popout player" or my "follow this blog with bloglovin" isn't on my blog anymore.
I tried to re-add them but no luck.
In the end, those things don't matter.
I guess i'll keep working on it....
after church, after the church fellowship bowling afternoon, after work tonight and after work monday night, after everyone is asleep...
ill work on it,
eventually.
ugh.

*any tips? email me kate_bounds@yahoo.com

technical difficulties

 working on a few minor changes
having issues (not a computer savy mama)
kids are calling...