Sundays, part II

I posted that blog accidentally.  What I was going to say after that was that Sundays are particularly hard now because our older kids don't really like our church service(they think it's boring) or Sunday School (ditto).  So getting them to go is a challenge.  I don't completely blame them because of the small number of high school and middle school kids (we are bursting at the seams with babies and toddlers), but we love our church and church family and don't see us leaving anytime soon.  Caroline, with her sensory issues, often leaves the service prior to the sermon because our wonderful pastor can get a little loud (funny loud as well as serious).  So we have tried to find some compromise for her but haven't arrived at the final solution yet.  We never know what Sunday will bring, who will be where, whether someone has to stay at home with Caroline, etc.  I would love just one normal Sunday where we all did the same thing.  I started writing a book about how the church could help families with special needs kids in terms of making accommodations, educating the congregation, etc. I haven't finished it but I will someday.  Our church is still in the early stage of forming a team of people to help on Sundays families with kids who have autism, aspergers, bipolar, severe ADHD, etc.  These children can be quite a challenge, but we want them and  their families to feel welcome, embraced and cared for.