tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011303400775609290.post3967838632832111389..comments2016-07-01T13:42:37.724-07:00Comments on The Vanderhorst Family: Why go to church when you have small kids?Grant and Bekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06648248430848006631noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011303400775609290.post-51582636244065317282014-02-04T14:20:17.193-08:002014-02-04T14:20:17.193-08:00Thanks for this! I needed to read this!Thanks for this! I needed to read this!Jessica Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05758688603370336010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011303400775609290.post-91406635650289946332014-02-03T10:34:14.233-08:002014-02-03T10:34:14.233-08:00I have has this constant battle going on inside my...I have has this constant battle going on inside my head for a while now. I agree with everything you said. At one point I thought maybe once Chloe is better at sitting still at home and listening a little better it would be a good time to try going to church then. But I realized that by that point we will most likely have had another baby. Also, we wouldn't be in the habit or pattern of going to church so it would still be a huge struggle. It’s also so much harder to get the motivation to go to church if you haven’t gone in a while.<br />Every week either Scott or I miss most of sacrament meeting. We try to keep Chloe in there and as reverent as possible for an almost 2 year old at least until the sacrament is passed. We give her snacks, toys, and books to help. And even though she is in nursery during the last two hours, she is going through a phase where she doesn't like it and screams the entire time. So again, Scott or I need to be with her during those last two hours as well. I know it is a phase and will get better, but sometimes it is so easy to think "what is the point." I wake up every Sunday dreading going to church because I know how hard and frustrating it is going to be. <br />In the long run, I know it will be worth it. I can already see the little blessings from our "patience" and effort. There is something so sweet and tender when your child looks at the program, a picture, statue etc. and say "Look Mama, Jesus!" That recognition proves to me that it will be worth it, no matter how hard, tiring, and frustrating it is.<br />Thanks for this post Bekah. <br />Scott and Kaylee Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11069017312935891882noreply@blogger.com