This is me....on a Super Sunday.

I went to a new church today.  Yes, I finally did.  I put aside thinking about the boxes, the laundry, and whatever else needed to be seen to (like I've been doing...so this is also me...procrastinating).

I fully anticipated that I would be miserable for an hour or longer, and never go back, but, hey...you never know.  I went because the family that invited me is a family I have known and loved for years.  I didn't want to say no.  Yeah, I'm a softie like that. 

The last time I took the kids and looked for a church, we went to one that had an awesome preacher, but *no one* spoke to us before or after the service.  No one.  I went a few more Sundays, because I really did like the preacher, but after never being spoken to, I knew that this was not the church home that I wanted or needed.  I needed a church body that was interactive, that welcomed in new people, that had activities for my children, and so on.  I went to a few other churches, and they were OK, but nothing great, and not what I was looking for.  I

Fast forward a few years...yeah...a few years, and today, I went to church.  I beliefe tht before I left there, every single person in the place had shook my hand and welcomed me to their place of worship.  EVERY PERSON.  That would be clue number one that this was a church that might possibly qualify as a "return to" status. 

Next, there was singing....funny how you can go for years without hearing those songs, yet you can stand there and sing every word, no book needed, and I did so with a smile on my face.  That would be clue number 2.

As I was listening to what the guy up front had to say, I found myself digging in my purse for something to write on and something to write with, so I could take notes.  Yes, I took notes, because he said things I didn't want to forget, and quoted verses that I wanted to go back and read.    He held my attention, and when I wasn't paying attention...I was counting the kids in the place and thinking how fun it would be to "play" with kids again...thus fulfilling my desire to teach.  Clue number 3.

All day long, I've thought about that hour, and I've recapped it in my brain over and over again, and I'm excited to go back next week.  I am *finally* excited again to go to church.  That would be the last and final clue...clue number 4.

Soooo, friends, I've found a place that has "revisit status", and looks like a very likely potential winner.  :)

After church, I went to this family's house and had Sunday dinner with them.  It was so nice to be immersed in a family that loves, talks, and laughs, a family that enjoys being together and is a normal, functioning family.  The food was good, but the company was better!  Best part is...if I go back to church, then I can go back to Sunday dinner and be a part of this family environment...so I think I shall go...and I look forward to many more services and Sunday dinners, because both were places I think I can call "home".

Happy Sunday, ya'll!