the inconvenient truth

Jake left Saturday night for a health insurance conference in D.C. It wasn't until he was packing that I realized: "I'll have to take all three kids to church BY MYSELF?!" Jake nodded, but said, "I won't blame you if you decide to 'call in sick'". Hmmm. Tempting thought. Then Sunday rolled around and I realized that there were a few good things about the opportunity that I'd overlooked.

1. The inconvenient TRUTH. Josh woke up early, and like many mornings one of his first questions was "What day is it?" "Sunday" I responded, and then realized I'd sealed my doom. Josh is learning the habits/routines of each day. He knows that on Sundays we go to church. If I chose to "call in sick" and not go to church I would have to explain that to my five year old, but if I chose to GO I would teach him the inconvenient truth. We go to church. We don't just go when its easy or convenient, because in all reality, most of the time it isn't. And even though sacrament meeting with three ones by myself was not easy, the blessings I received from going far outweighed the cost. Relief Society was AWESOME that day- how sad if I had not been there.

2. I'm not a single mom. This was ONE Sunday. I know there are many moms out there with three kids and more. Many of them even with little ones under a year that tie up your hands and make it harder to control the older ones. They have to do that every week.

3. Two hours of free babysitting. True, I had to make it through Sacrament Meeting by myself with all three- but after that I got free babysitting for the older two so I could have a little one-on-one with my tiny one! And that's something I don't get too often.

I'm glad I chose to go.