We are home again.
Along with my parents, we went to my in-laws for Thanksgiving, arriving Wednesday afternoon after a lunch in Culver.
On Thursday there was smoked turkey, fresh cranberry sauce (made with mandarin oranges, apples, and raspberry Jell-O — mmmm), sweet potatoes with pecans, and my pumpkin pies with real whipped cream. And leftover birthday cake.
Friday my parents took everyone out for breakfast, and then, believe it or not, Mark and I went shopping. We had a good idea of what few things we wanted, so it wasn’t that bad.
Today Mark’s mom and I did a bit more shopping (much less crowded today), then after lunch Mark and Amy and I headed home.
A few times this evening Amy has taken four or five steps, arms outstretched, finally falling into Mark’s arms.
Tomorrow we go to Shiloh Wesleyan. The answering machine message included times for Sunday school and morning worship, but also Sunday evening worship and Wednesday meetings. Sigh. Why does that sadden me? I don’t believe church is supposed to be a several-times-a-week thing. I would rather it be informal and unofficial — go have lunch at a friend’s after the service, have a game night, that sort of thing. And small groups that meet whenever works for the group, not everybody at the exact same time and day. Yes, I suppose I am reading far too much into that answering machine message. But I miss our old church(es).
Good luck with Shiloh Wesleyan - I hope you have a good experience. I totally understand the difficulty in finding a “good” church as I am still struggling with that one myself.
Comment by Larry — November 25, 2007 @ 10:46 am
Yay Amy with her steps.
Glad you got to spend thanksgiving holiday with the family.
I am sorry about some of your church experiences lately. I can imagine how difficult it is. I don’t attend, but I do move around a lot and understand how it can be hard to find new groups to join and to just start getting active in each new place in ways that makes you comfortbale, tough sometimes. Good Luck.
Comment by Sandra — November 25, 2007 @ 8:01 pm