Family Night

Typically on Sunday nights our family sits down and has a fun activity after the evening meal before the kids go down for bed. We sometimes play a couple of games of UNO with usually the second game having a some meltdowns. We've sat down and watched an old episode of Little House on the Prairie or even the Waltons.

This past Sunday we played Biblical charades. Amy and Naomi were on a team, Henry and I formed another team, and Grace went solo. I kept thinking to myself, how am I going to act out some stories. First I am going to have to think of a story and second, I'm going to have to coordinate the choreography with our 2 and a half year old. It turned out to be a great time. There was some great acting performed all around. Henry played David a couple of times, once with David and Goliath (I played the big part well) and another time with David and King Saul. Henry also played Jesus in our final performance. One of the guesses on our final performance (as Henry kept running towards me and giving me hugs) was the prodigal son. Other performances included Daniel (played by Grace) in the lion's den, Ruth and Naomi, Baby Moses and his mother at the Nile river, and Mary crying at the cross.

We had a couple of children's bibles nearby to help spur our thoughts and I was very impressed by Grace. She really acted out her parts well. Naomi was fighting a cold and did very well and Henry was in great spirits. I truly valued and enjoyed the time we spent together as a family that night even if it was for approximately 20 minutes. It was time well spent.