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[rivka]

Yesterday Alex started spontaneously reciting the chalice-lighting words we use in RE, and I grabbed the camera to record it. Today she wanted to make another video of the same thing, adding some singing, so that's what we did. She recites the chalice-lighting words, sings one of the graces we say at home before dinner, and closes with a Rumi verse our church sings as a call to worship. She doesn't understand the words of the Rumi, so her delivery gets a bit... interesting.

I love that she really seems to be absorbing what she learns at church and making it part of her life.

Comments

[hobbitbabe.livejournal.com]

That's so cool! It kind of cracks me up that her intonation of "Unitarian Universalism" is so reminiscent of how an adult teaches a child to pronounce too-big words.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's a real challenge for a three-year-old's tongue. No wonder she decided that her stuffed dog was a Mormon, instead.

[saoba.livejournal.com]

That's one pretty nifty small person you have there.

You guys do good work.

[bosssio.livejournal.com]

soooo cool.

You can tell that these sentences mean something to her. Building blocks of core values. She is so damned cute too.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's wonderful to watch her. I'll see about getting her to sing to me next time I'm over.

[treadpath.livejournal.com]

Hee! She is awesome! :)

[elusis.livejournal.com]

You know, I think you've given me a lot of pause to consider whether, should I become a mother, I'd adopt a family habit of attending UU so my child would have a larger spiritual framework. I haven't felt a need for a church for myself in about 15 years, even something as open as UU, but for a child... I'm reminded how formative the ritual of words and songs is.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

We were already a churchgoing family before Alex was born, of course, but I do think it's particularly valuable for children and families. It gives you a framework for discussing and teaching your moral values, and expressing them in ritual.

More importantly (from my perspective), it makes your child part of a larger community of people with similar values. Most of us have friends who share our values and want to be part of our kids' lives, of course, but I think that especially as kids grow older they benefit from being able to forge relationships with adults who aren't already closer to their parents.

[acceberskoorb.livejournal.com]

This is the coolest thing I've ever seen.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

And just think, you're partially responsible for this! Although clearly a good piece of it is Alex's natural awesomeness.