There is still hope for next Sunday!

This is where I had hoped to visit Sunday. It is a renovated building that has been made into a Christian Arts theater and Grace Community Church. Joe and I were prepared for warm faces and welcomes but instead the front door was locked. I was so discouraged. Joe almost busted on the ice when he checked the back door......love his heart.......as if we thought they had maybe locked us out or something. Silly me starts wondering if it is a sign that we shouldn't go there and try another but Joe calmly says....God knows we came.....we will try until the door is open. Definitely the right words to tell me. I was getting in my "Debbie Downer" mode. It's silly I know but I feel their are wonderful experiences, relationships, and worship services to experience, but not on that Sunday. I spoke to a neighbor and they said the church usually closes with bad weather so the elderly don't try to make it out in the cold......ahhhh.....I completely see now and it actually makes me feel really good about everything. I know I ramble but this meant a lot to me and anyone who has ever attended a great church knows how it feels to look forward to it week by week. The only difference is I never attended this church but I still looked forward to it. Praying for next Sunday!

I Love it.....I Love it Not......I Love it....I Love it Not.....I Love It?

Joe and I will be trying out a new church tomorrow. I am completely filled with so many different emotions. Excitement, nervousness, wonder, fear, and the list goes on. It is actually an old Victorian style mansion that has been restored and turned into a church and a Christian Arts theater....cool I know:) I could never Not enjoy church....but i hope I am not alone when I say that when you first walk in you should feel a certain peace....a certain "at home" feeling. I am soooo hoping for this "warmth" tomorrow. It is called a church FAMILY for a reason. I do know, however, that if at first you don't succeed....try and try again. So if it is not our favorite "bucket of chicken" then we will try another the next week. I hope we love it!

The "Glasses" of Life......

This is my second full day of wearing my new glasses. I have never had to wear glasses before, or at least I thought I didn't, until now. It is amazing to me how I can relate my new found eyesight to the way us Christians live our lives. Before now my everyday life seemed to go by just as I figured it would.....one foot before the other. But now with much prayer God has cleared my vision and opened a whole new peace of mind. I have struggled for years to become pregnant. I contributed the issues to my weight and other health problems. Now it is true that health issues can hinder your ability to become pregnant but most of all....I need to be right in my life in another way. I need to be patient and know that HE is God. I need to understand that by questioning my life means I am questioning his plan for me...for us. My husband has always been just as excited as I have been for children, but being patient and understanding together will ultimately bring us closer. It has brought us closer. Our closest family is and hour away. We are four hours from each of our parents so for the past 2 1/2 yrs it has been Joe and I. Before today i knew what I wanted for my life but I was seeing all of my dreams and hopes through my "foggy bad eyesight". I wanted what I wanted right now....but I  feel like I have received the glasses of life. I see now that if I am at peace with trusting God, then he will take care of me in perfect timing......his timing.