The Cherub Choir at church, which Emma is in, sang one of my favorite songs from the Centennial Musical again on Sunday. We HAD to snap a picture of Emma as she was sitting with the choir, waiting for church to start - she looks so poised and ready, doesn't she!
I had to include the words to the song, because it's just so - oh, words can't even describe...but like Dr. Wing, our minister, said after they sang on Sunday, "If this is all we teach our kids in 100 years, it's enough!"...and he's right, these lyrics, written by the choir director, Sally Beske, just say it all.....

My Church Loves Everyone (From Our First Century; A Musical Celebration) by Sally Beske

My church loves everyone.

Here you are loved no matter how you come.

We don’t give the answers or say what to do,

But give you the courage to find God, find God, within you.

Acceptance and grace fill the air of this place.

There’s a spirit of giving you can feel.

We experience faith in the actions we take,

Making God in the world, making God in the world become real.

My church loves everyone.

Here you are loved no matter how you come.

We don’t give the answers or say what to do,

But give you the courage to find God, find God, within you.

This is my church. (This is mine)

This is my church. (This is mine)

This is my church. (This is mine)

This is my church, this love, this joy, this grace divine,

This is mine. Oh, this is mine.

My church loves everyone.

I also have to add, that when they were practicing for the original Centennial musical, Allie heard them practicing this song for the first time and she got VERY upset that they were singing "this is MY church".....because she said, "Them singing 'this is MY church' but this is not them church, this is MY church!".

I'm just so happy that my children have a church home where they are happy, have friends, and feel so loved by everyone there!