Wednesday's Walk Returns!!!!

What a blessing to be back to walking down memory lane again! I go through phases where I just don't have the time each week to post, but these are always my favorites since I am such a sap. This week is easy to choose what to write about...BSF (Bible Study Fellowship).

For 11 years, I attended BSF. First alone at the evening class. Then I took one year off when we adopted Doodle. Then I took Doodle and my nephew once she was 2. Each year, I added another daughter, niece or nephew to the mix as they turned 2. They were able to go with us until they were entering 1st grade. So, some years I only had two kids. Other years I had four following behind from ages 2-6. I loved making my little train of kiddos as we traveled from the parking lot to the church. The older kids, now 13-14, giggle about the silly songs I sang to keep all the kids safe at that time.

"Keep your hands on the van, on the van.

Keep your hands on the van, on the van."

My husband makes me laugh when he says I was training them to be on COPS tv show since they would hold their hands on the van as they sang that song! Ha! It was the only way I knew to keep them all safe until I got all of them out, coats and bags collected and then walk into the church. It worked!

My little BSF buddies 2004~ S-man, Bean and C

For three years, I was even blessed to be able to have my grandma join us on this little train journey. I am sure we were a joy to watch as my Gram would start the train with her walker, then the middle aged kiddo holding on to her walker, each child then holding the hand of the one in front until I was the caboose. It was so funny to hear them each week sounding off,"Choo Choo!". Cracks me up thinking about it even now. You would think they would get sick of it over time.

I have taken four years off BSF to focus on homeschooling the girls. Now that they are 13 and 10, they are very capable to do some work without me standing over them. So with the new study of Isaiah.... I was eager to jump back in with both feet. ;) Today I did something I have never done....I drove my van to BSF without singing the, "We're on the way, we're on the way, on the way to Bible School" song, yet I heard 6 little voices singing it in my head. (all the kids I have taken over the years) I walked straight into the sanctuary without stopping by the children's wing, which felt so odd yet good. Change is good.

I must tell you that sitting in that sanctuary was an odd feeling at first. The last time I attended BSF I was with my Gram. She since has passed away. She use to sit next to me, grabbing my notes to see what she missed or letting me (as well as those around us) that she couldn't hear. :) Oh, the memories I have of these precious days together. There were days I recall thinking that it was not worth all the hassle to get there. But now, looking back....I can't imagine doing it any other way. These 8 cousins have been rooted in God's Word in a way that I can't even imagine how it will impress their lives now or in the future. I never had that opportunity to dig into God's Word at this level when I was their ages. Not only did I start back this week, but all 8 cousins are still attending BSF, but now they go with my husband, their Nana or their Poppy to the evening classes. It's an amazing legacy of learning to dig deep and seek God and I am thrilled to have had such sweet moments with my girls as well as some of their cousins.