" I have learned to be satisfied with the things I have and everything that happens." Phillipians 4:11
This is a scripture I read on a friends blog today, and I thought - WOW! That is truly wonderful. Many of you that know me know that I am not a very religious person. In a way it is kind of strange, because I was raised in the church. I believe in God, and I always have. My faith has been shaken a couple of times, but in the end I always return to my Christian roots. I want my children to be raised in the church. I believe that it can have an amazing impact on them and that it helps teach the fundamental lessons that we should all live by.
When I first met JR - I wasn't exactly living a Christian lifestyle - drinking and partying all night every night. I was living a college lifestyle I guess is what I would call it, although I was no longer in college. The most difficult part about raising our children in the church is that I was raised in the Baptist church and JR is Catholic. He even went to an all boys private Catholic high school. I think that we are going to start going to a non-denominational church - but finding a good church home can be difficult when our backgrounds are so different. The other difficult challenge is the kids being so young. Where Logan is old enough and could probably handle the situation better, Landry is so little and I am not sure how comfortable I am with her being taken care of by strangers. I think that once we find a place we really like and enjoy it wont be an issue, but all the moving around and "church testing" will be difficult.
Anyway, we are hoping to test a new church next Sunday. Unfortunately, this Sunday is a jam packed with activities. THe good news is, that a lot of churches today, broadcast the sermons on their own website...so I am hoping to view a few and get a better idea of which ones we can rule out, and which ones we would like to visit.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Hump day!
2 comments:
Would you ever consider bringing Landry into the sermon?
No, I dont think so...I would have to sit at the back in order to run out if she started crying - plus, I dont think that I would get the full effext if I was constantly worrying about her. Alot of churches actually give you a little pager so that they can buzz you if you are needed. I would like to go to a church like that so that I dont have to worry as much.
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