Went to evening church last night and my eldest, J, came along. After church a few people were having Thai and hanging out. J stayed back and I went home to be with his brothers. J got home quite late, after 10. He'd had a great time and stayed back to help pack up. He said to me, "So, what were challenged by in the sermon tonight?" And we had a chat about that. He also said he'd like to go to evening church regularly, and join a weekly home group.
I was so pleased by all this, to seem him transitioning out of the kids programs into adult church. It is something you think about a lot as your kids grow older. I heard a talk recently by one of our well known local preachers, who mentioned that his two oldest kids are currently not walking with the Lord. There are no guarantees here. I'm grateful to see J making these steps, really pleased.