We had an incident this weekend with our older son, age 8.  He is at that stage where he is testing his boundaries, moreso than “normal”.  And, during the church service, he went a bit too far.  His consequence for his inappropriate behavior was to visit the nursery (typically for children 3 and under).  He begged me not to leave him, but the room wasn’t crowded and since I work in there from time to time, the ladies were more than happy to let him “help out” with the little guys.  So, he was admitted into the room with the little kids, and I am pretty sure he sat in the same chair for the remainder of the worship service.  He was in the same spot when I retrieved him for Sunday School. Read more…