This morning's church service was one for the memory books. We spent the entire service in the balcony trying to keep Ella quiet. She was pretty well behaved, but quite chatty....lots of things to talk about. At one point, I handed Ella a book. She gasped loudly and shrieked "COOKIE!" (at the Cookie Monster cover). Another time, Derek whispered "Let's be quiet," and Ella yelled back "You be quiet!" Both times, Derek and I were doing everything we could to stop giggling and try to regain composure.
We breathed a sigh of relief as we got to the end of service. The pastor and all of our congregation said the final worlds in unison: "Thanks be to God." An abrupt moment of silence filled the room as Ella yelled, "Thank you God!" The entire balcony turned around in awe that she just said that, and instantly fell in love with her. Many followed us out to tell us what a precious moment that was.
Ella, my dear, thank you for redeeming yourself.
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