This is Momming With One Eye Open
Momming in Ministry requires the skill of momming with one eye open. Here's what I mean. Having my own kids in children's ministry means I get the privilege of being there. Invited into those sacred spaces that most parents will get pictures or stories, or maybe just shrugs about. Bible class. Field trips. Kids' camp. I'm there. But the challenge is being there without being TOO there. In one of the first KidMin workshops I attended, I remember hearing that I need to do whatever it takes to be fair to my kids. They should be dealt with using the same "other people's kids'" gentleness that I gift the other children with while we're at church, even if it means turning them over to someone else. Someone who won't take behavior personally, or be embarrassed by the fish-bowl of momming in ministry. I have to remind myself of this often. Especially when I hear the pounding and squealing of my children leading the race of kids down the hallway ...