Over the last few months, my kids have occasionally developed an accent. Sometimes it is a British accent. This morning it was occasionally French. Danielle's favorite is the Southern Twang.
Their accent comes out while we are reading scriptures as a family. It is not done in any kind of disrespectful way. Nobody laughs, snickers, or even reacts. It is just as if they were reading scriptures in their regular voice, just with an accent.
And I really want to laugh. But I don't. They aren't laughing and so I shouldn't because I am the adult here. And I don't want to disrupt the spirit that comes with reading scriptures as a family. . .
And it doesn't seem to distract from that spirit. I wonder if the other children even realize that the one reading is doing so in a quite unusual way.
Of course they notice. How could you not?
But because there isn't a reaction, I let it go on. And they all enjoying reading the scriptures together, no complaining.
But still, I wonder. Is this appropriate? Their reaction says it is totally fine. It is unconventional. Maybe a little strange. Hopefully not sacrilegious.
It does make scripture reading more interesting.
2 comments:
Love every minute of it. They grow up so fast. As long as they are not being silly and disrespectful, let it go. Heavenly Father hears accents all day long.
I'm sure I'd be like you...trying not to laugh, although I'm really not that good at it. I'd be giggling all through scripture time. As long as it's not distracting the other kids, I'd let it go. :-) You should join in! Work on a good British accent!
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