Last night we celebrated Lyla's completion of one year of being an AWANA cubbie. We walked into the room about two minutes late and the ceremony had already started. Much to our surprise, Lyla ran straight down the aisle and right up on stage with no hesitation and gave mr. darius a big hug! He was in mid-sentence and addressing the entire room when he was attacked by our daughter. He immediately picked her up and held her in his arms while he completed his speech on stage. Lyla has no stage fright whatsoever. Yikes!
It was so cute to see all the little cubbies standing up at the front and getting their certificates. Some of them got awards for completing their books and some got "good effort" awards. My favorite part of the night is at the beginning when the kids do worship. They sing songs like "Trust in the Lord with all your heart" and "Make a joyful noise (NOISE!) to the Lord" and "Jump up and down (hey!), I believe in Jesus". The songs are really up-beat and the dance moves that mr. darius choreographed are fun too (even for me!). Yeah, that's right...I know some of the moves.
Lyla received a certificate for completing her book! We are such proud AWANA cubbie parents. In Proverbs 22:6 the bible says, "Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it". I think it's wonderful that this is a promise in the bible that our children WILL NOT depart from the ways that we train them. It doesn't say that they probably will not or may not depart. The bible promises that if you train them in the ways they should go, they WILL NOT depart from it. Wow. I love to rest in this verse and know that our hard work as parents will pay off in the long run. The time and energy we invest in them now will help them into their adulthood. Thank you, Lord, for your awesome covenant!
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