Tummy-aches

The smirk

It was fast Sunday (the first Sunday of the month where the congregation skips 2 meals and donates the money for those meals plus whatever they see fit to help those in need). Most of my children are too young to fast for two meals, but they can refrain from gold fish during church.

We were in the last meeting of the day when Ian was brought to me. His teacher explained that he had a tummy-ache and needed me. I looked at Ian who then looked at me with his trademark smirk, looked into the eyes of his teacher and said. "Yeah, my tummy hurts because I'm really, really hungry."

I let Ian sit on my lap and eat fruit snacks. He worked so hard for them and I rarely get a chance to snuggle with Ian. In returned he played with my hair.