Wanted: Director for Children Church

I was approached this past Sunday, Valentine's Day, in Church and asked to be the new Children's Church Director. I was told I was highly recommended for this position. First, let me say, I am humbled and honored! You see, it wasn't until this past year did I embrace my Christianity. It was then that my family looked at church as more then a Sunday ritual that we sometimes participated in, but a need to have in our life like air. I said I would think and pray over this before jumping into it.

After I got home I sat down thinking. And thinking. And thinking. You see, my schedule is already so very full. I work part time as a legal secretary on Mondays and Tuesdays. My oldest egg, K1, has piano lessons every Thursday, my middle egg, K2, has violin lessons on Fridays and the baby egg, K3, well...she's just a full time job being a baby that takes up every second that I am home. I am also a Girl Scout Leader of a very busy and active Brownie/Daisy Troop that takes up a lot of my spare time planning activities, going to trainings, meeting with my Service Unit, meeting with my girls, etc. Then in April we are crazily adding more to our already insane schedule by beginning cheerleading for K1 and K2.

The more I prayed and thought about this the more I felt a hand guiding me to do this. To accepting the position. But I admit to being reluctant. Really Lord? With my busy schedule ... now? You want me to do this now? How in the world am I going to do this? And what about my spirtual feeding? I'm not ignoring you, really,I'm not.   I'm just worried. I have a full plate. You know that! But I kept being directed to several passages. One of which I have taken to heart "I can do everything through him who gives me strength" Phillipians 4:13. 
 
So, I've come to the conclusion that this is what the Lord wants me to do. And what he wants from me I will honor.   It's not going to be easy.  At some point I am going to want out from frustration.  At some point I am going to want to pull my hair out.  But one thing that I know, at some point in the whole scheme of it all, I am going to sit in my pew watching my children - all my church children- and I am going to beam a wide grin and thank the Lord for directing me here. After all, if I can help a child love the Lord half as much as I do, then all the headache will be worth it.  I just hope that I am woman enough to do these children the justice that they deserve!