Seven Days of Thankfulness

I am imposing a challenge to myself and by way of this blog, you are going to hold me accountable.  I've been in a slump.  I don't think it is a depression slump, but one of those feelings you can't shake.  So many changes, including a couple I wasn't expecting months ago. Lately I am only seeing the bad.  And honestly, it isn't bad, not as bad as I think it is.  To help me see the good in all that is going on, which again, isn't as much as I think it is, I am going to tell you one thing each day for the next week that I am thankful for. 

Today is a good church.

I honestly spent most of the 5 years we were in North Carolina longing to return to the church we were in for 3 years in Delaware.  I know that I could call any of those ladies up today and say, I'll be in town, and I'd have a friend to visit with.  I miss those ladies.  I missed the teaching.  Even though the current pastor wasn't there for most of our years, his teachings were truth. He had an impact on our lives for the few months of overlap that we had.  There were times I'd pull up Pastor Curtis' podcasts when I felt I needed a little extra. 

Being the Southern Baptist gal that I was (am), I missed Sunday School in NC.  Small groups are wonderful, but they are small.  I missed Sunday School were you were in a group of people mostly in the same stage of life as you.  You couldn't hide and you were just about forced to make friends.  We hosted a Small Group in NC, and as much as I enjoyed those groups, being in a group of all different ages & stages doesn't always give you the friendships that I felt we were lacking.  Our current church doesn't have Sunday School, not for the adults anyway.  But we were placed in a Small Group, that even though we've only attended once, the people all seem to be in just able the same stage of life.  I feel that that is the group that God wanted us in.

After only a couple of Sundays attending our current church, it feels like home.  People know our kids.  But really, how anyone hasn't met Kathryn is beyond me with her outgoing, never any inhibition, personality.  As the pastor's wife said the other night, They are a one-stop shop for us.  I knew I needed a MOPS group to help with the transition.  They have the only one in town.  The kids were looking forward to AWANA.  Yep, got that as well.  They have a Bible study group that is for moms with children at home.  And the study they were starting this Fall is called "Stuck".  Exactly what I need.  No Sunday School, but small groups with a pastor overseeing that will direct you to a group.  The group we were directed to is almost within walking distance and I knew several of the ladies already from MOPS and the Bible Study.

I am thankful for a one-stop-make-you-feel-like-family church.  I feel God at this church. My children look forward to going.  We have made friends and I feel challenged here.  I am truly thankful for finding this place