As we have been traveling through Exodus on Sunday mornings, the children have been using the story table on the right side of the pulpit to recreate the story with different objects.  So far, we have learned that Egypt is a place of good dark soil with water running through it, and that Moses was placed in a basket in the Nile river where the Pharaoh's daughter found him and named him Moses for "drawn from the water."  We also learned about Moses being a shepherd when he grew up and seeing a bush burn, but not turn to ash.  God spoke to Moses from that burning bush and told Moses that God is "THE I AM."  We have also discussed the Seder plate and how each spot on it represented part of the Exodus story--from the parsley and bitter herbs to show the lushness of where they had been but the hardship of their situation to the egg that stands for rebirth and renewal.  Last week we added a representation of the Israelites crossing the Red Sea on dry ground. What an experience that must have been to travel through those waves with all that you could carry and your family and friends! We look forward to seeing what we add this week and to remembering where we have journeyed thus far!