Here it is another Friday! I am so excited about this Friday though. The church we have been attending is having a women's conference this weekend and it starts tonight. YAY!!!
The religious area of my life had always been a little shaky, if that's the right word. As a child, I would usually go to church by myself, taking the Sunday morning bus. Big Blue was the name. I loved going to Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, church services and all. I remember at the age of maybe 5 or 6 when I would get in the car, I would scoot over just a bit and make room for Jesus, someone had told me he is always with you everywhere you go, he's always by your side! Didn't want to squish him! I was baptized and accepted Jesus into my heart in 1983. My Mom did come to my baptism. That was in a Baptist church in MO. Went sporadically here and there a year or so after that due to moving around. In 1987 I moved to VA after graduating high school and visited a few church's here and there. Never really had the family backing anywhere to attend and stay in church.
Met my husband in March of 1988, he was Catholic, but, not what they call a practicing Catholic. I wanted to make sure before we were married that he was sure it didn't have to be in a Catholic church. I was very unfamiliar with all their practices and beliefs so I really didn't want to convert to something I was so unfamiliar with. He and I were married in a Baptist church with intentions to keep going. We both really like the church. That lasted about a month or so.
Long break from any church, then interest in the Catholic church got the best of me. Checked into it, went through the program's etc.........converted in 1997.Loved it. I will say that my catholic life has really opened my eyes to a lot of things. I started to understand the Bible a little more, some history, maybe it is not understanding. Might be more like deepened my spirituality. Politics of the church happened, and I just had some issues with the church that just didn't make sense to me. My husband faded out and quit going. I found that I was only going for my children then they quit wanting to go, next thing you know we are all out. Things started happening in our lives once we stopped going to church, and not for the good. I asked my husband if we should try other church's out. He was up for it, he agreed. It took us over a year to even start. Thinking of visiting a new church is sort of scary in a way. We were open to trying out different denominations.
Some very dear people we know invited us a few times to attend their church. It took a couple of times, we finally went. That was in August of 2008. The name of the church is Wave Church, located in Virginia Beach, VA. We love it, the kids love it, so for now that is where we will stay. Still praying about it, it feels right. Are you suppose to keep changing religions? I don't think God only lets Baptist, Catholics, Methodist, and Lutherans into heaven. By the way Wave is a non-denominational church. For now, that's where you can find us on a Sunday morning and Sunday nights as well sometimes too.
Wave church has everything I was missing in the church. Women's group, great sermons, life lessons, it has it all. Love it!
Weigh in day today! Not sure really how I will do this week, new thoughts on that later. I had a head cold this week and wasn't able to get in all the workouts I usually do. I also did not track my foods or points!
Until later,
Terri
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