Jus' Churchin'

I have been attending another church for the last 3 months and the pastor at my church is like "We miss you", "We miss you". When I'm there I wonder why. Yeah, I know, I am there to serve the Lord and do His will and to fellowship with others who share my belief. However, I believe that I have a higher calling to serve than the four walls of my church will allow. The new church has a ministry for everything and everyone is encouraged to try and find their place to serve. You're not appointed to a place...you are called. The minister welcomes participation and does not discourage new ideas for spreading the Word.

I want to join but my husband's family has been a part of this church since the 1800's. Tradition, tradition, tradition...what an evil thing it is. I long for something more...something that stirs my soul and makes me want to go out and share...I long...

Summer Wrap-up

Summer has been awesome!!! It started with a visit to the S.F. Bay Area. It was my kids' 1st visit since we left in 2001. The boys really enjoyed playing in the ocean and were amazed that water was everywhere. They weren't as excited about the focal point of the Berkeley Marina where you can see the Bay, Golden Gate and Richmond/San Rafael Bridges. Ikea, they loved it. Being that only one of them was old enough to go to the playroom, the other two felt like big boys and got a kick out of being able to shop while eating a hot dog. I went to Ikea and spent a whopping...get this...$7 and came back w/ 2 pillows, 26 magnets, 2 photo albums, 4 hot dogs and potato chips.

It was great visiting my sister in her beautifully-unfurnished 1/2 million+ dollar home. My hubby and I wondered where we'd be if we hadn't left Cali when we did. The townhomes we lived in are renting for $1500-2500 now. We whined and cried when it went up to $1000 and now that's like our mortgage. Hmmmm.go figure.

I didn't enroll in any courses this summer. I really needed the break. I am looking forward to Aug. 21 - 1st day of classes and even more so Aug. 11 the boy's 1st day of classes.

Well, I'm already thinking of my next post. I've gotta tell you about my church.