Just had to take a moment to “jot” this down…
McCanless has had her fair share of humorous church stories, although some didn’t quite seem so “humorous” at the moment. And over time, our fellow parishners have learned to chuckle quietly at McCanless’ and Mel’s Sunday morning antics. And now, my sweet Mary Clare is in on fun. Sometimes I have to sit in between Mel and McCanless with Mary Clare on my lap to keep them all somewhat behaved and seated in the pew. Thank goodness the girls are only in the service for communion every Sunday, which is certainly enough.
This Sunday after the service, as usual, I had sereral folks tell me how much they enjoy watching my family in church. Tongue in cheek, I’m sure. (We do sit in the very front pew, directly in front of Father Michael and in perfect view of the entire congregation.) There were also three very sweet ladies who said they adored listening to Mary Clare sing. She usually belts out her own melodic version when she hears our choir singing hymns. This Sunday, they said they were so touched to hear her loudly sing, “I WUV JE-SUS!” What a sweet, sweet child, and I agreed. Of course.
What I failed to mention, and I hope this doesn’t mean I was lying in church, is that she was belting out lyrics to a Taylor Swift song. “I WEAR T-SHIRTS.” Apparently, Mel and McCanless found it entertaining to whisper a few lines in her ear only to hear her finish the chorus so loudly in her “sweet, sweet voice” it nearly overpowered the choir…over and over and over and over.
