The Diary Game [22/06/2025] // Sunday Church Service

Steem greetings, @everyone, and welcome to another session with my diary game. I hope you're all doing fine. It was Sunday and a day of worship for us Christians, and I had plans to worship in church with my kids. It's been a long while since I attended church service, and I thought it was kind of affecting me. Each time I think of getting up early after a stressful Saturday and preparing the kids, it feels like a bigger challenge to meet the church service time. I often just followed the service online till recently, I realised the devil was manipulating.

^{Just arrived at church on time and service had not yet started.}

After praying against the manipulative spirit, I was notified by one of the Christians in church that this Sunday was tagged "covenant day of vengeance". I had ironed our dresses the previous night and also prepared the kids' snacks to be taken to church. I knew it would not be an easy ride to wake them up early in the morning for church service since they knew it was holiday time. I had informed them that we're gonna start going back to church every Sunday morning. According to my daughter, it was a harsh decision. She asked me what happened to us just staying at home and following the service online. I had to explain to her the need for us to attend the service in church in person rather than following online.

My kids often wake up late during this summer holiday period, and also taking breakfast early in the morning is a struggle I have to follow. I put that in mind, knowing fully that it will waste my time to feed them and catch up with the church time. I had to prepare their favourite so that they can accept to eat faster. I had some noodles well prepared with some veggies to spice it up, and unfortunately, my son did not like it because it was too spicy. I had to make a plan with him to buy him yoghurt when returning home after church, before he could eat.

After feeding the kids, I bathed them and dressed them up, and we were able to catch up with time. We left the house on time since my husband was not around to drive us to church. I'm still thinking of creating time to learn driving, and for now, we have to suffer going to take a cab on the main run. There was no traffic on the way and we arrived church on time. We attended the pre-service prayer and worship while waiting for other members of the church to arrive. The kids were excited to attend the church service.

^{Attending pre-service worship and praise.}

It was an impactful service of 2 hours from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, and I was so happy that I left the church with a testimony. Funny enough, my daughter left the church angry, and I asked her what the issue was, and she told me that the Sunday school was noisy and she could hardly hear anything. I had to discuss with her to know what the issue was, and it seemed there was a sudden blackout, and the church generator was around the Sunday school hall. The noise from the generator caused her not to hear a word from the teacher. I tried to console her, and we took a cab home.

^{Returning home after church service.}

When I arrived home, the kids felt tired and we had to have some hours to sleep till 2:00 PM, when I got up to prepare lunch. I had no plan to cook a fresh meal, but had to remove eru from the freezer and forcefully defrost it and cook garri. We ate like a family and had some movie time with the kids till evening hours.

It was indeed a fulfilled day for me because I felt free from captivity after the covenant day of vengeance in my church. I could feel that joy from my heart after receiving healing from the severe pain I have been feeling in my chest for the past days. Till now, I am waxing strong and healthy, and until my next diary, guys, it is good night from my end.