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Aug. 30, 2007

Sunday School Lesson Gone Wrong

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One day in Sunday School a few weeks ago, our lesson was on Abraham and Lot-- you know, the one where they divide theland and Lot picks the green side and Abraham is stuck with the yucky side which turns out to be good. Since I work with preschoolers, I boiled it down to "Abraham let his friend/relative pick first." A good lesson for the 3-5 year old set.

Fast forward a couple of hours and Macy and Sydney are getting in the van. They both want the same booster seat. Weeping and gnashing of teeth ensue. I remind them of the Sunday School lesson and say"One of you needs to be Abraham and let the other one choose." After a moment of silence, Sydney sighs and says begrudgingly, "I'll be Abraham." She's clearly not happy about it, but at least she is willing.

Macy jumps in the seat and says, happy as a clam, "I'll be Lot."

Sigh. We have a long way to go.

P.S. I praised Sydney for choosing to be unselfish and kind and she blossomed and became very happy with her choice.

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Sep. 1, 2007 - Abraham and Lot

Posted by Anonymous

At least they have it in the right order--the older girl made the more mature choice. If it were reversed, we'd feel worse about the older one wanting to be Lot than we do about the younger!

Love,
Jason

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Sep. 3, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

Maybe once you get to the part about how Lot's whole family suffered because of his choice of Sodom the younger may want to be Abraham too! :)

My girls still cannot get over that Lot's wife turned to a pillar of salt! :)

We have been studying Jospeh for the last two months! I have really enjoyed reminding them about Joseph's cheerful work ethic even as a SLAVE and PRISONER! Can you tell we have had lots of cleaning and work to do! :)

Have a blessed day! In Him, Eva

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