Just for the record, fourth and fifth graders fit into amazingly tiny hiding spots.

We have a tradition in our small group of going outside and playing games once we're done with the small group discussion questions (kids who don't like sitting still + leaders who don't like sitting still = lots of energy that wants to be run off). And, because this week's questions were centered on how big God is, so big that it's impossible to hide from Him, so big that He sees everything that is happening in your life, we decided that hide and seek would be a good alternative to the ice and snow outside.

It was a lot of fun, and it gave even more of a chance to interact with the kids than the outside games we normally play. But, those kids melt away into hiding spots as if they were wearing Elvish cloaks. It's insane. At one point, we finally called all-come-free, only to have Emily pop out of the same corner that I had just been hiding in.

Yeah. Totally didn't know she was there. Lol.

Nicole, who is going to take over my spot with the kids, might be slightly convinced that she has been dropped into ADHD land (Although, Dane, true to form, made sure she knew that he is capable of sitting still when he has to... we'll ignore the wiggling that was going on during that declaration...).

The kids seem to like her though, and they love Ryan -- if he's not there a week, every one of them has to ask, "Where's Ryan?" "Why isn't he here?" "Will he be back next week?" etc. I don't think they would have been very happy with us if Ryan's plans had gone the way they were supposed to and he had taken off the week after I did.

Isaiah 58:6-12
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