Well, my kids and I headed back to church for the first time in several months--eve since our move to our new home in April. I would like to blame the distance from our church as the main reason for our lack of attendance, since we went from living 5 minutes away to half an hour away, but actually it's been sheer laziness. Not to mention sheer laziness. Oh I already did, didn't I?
Anyway, it was a wonderful experience. Our church is one of those where you are always welcomed--whether you are there every Sunday and volunteer for everything, or if you attend sporadically and stay on the fringes. I've done both---well, not volunteer for everything, but I have worked the nursery when no one else would or could. That's a whole other experience!
My younger son really didn't want to get up and go, but once we got there, he was fine. The kids got to connect with some friends and some of the AWANA leaders they hadn't seen and we got Ben and Shellie signed up for AWANA for this year. Ben will be in 7th grade, so he will work more as a leader for the little ones, and my baby will be in her 2nd and last year in Cubbies. My oldest son was a leader for AWANA the last 2 years and is moving on to youth group this year. My Wednesday night class will be on biblical doctrines--I've attended it off and on for the last couple of years, and the pastor makes it interesting. We get a good mix on the age groups, too--from college kids up through seniors.
Ours is a Bible-believing, Bible taught church--no not Holy Roller or other Pentacostal-type. If that's your church, great--nothing against it. Mine is technically non-denominational, but leans very heavily Baptist.
The only sad point is we had a huge discussion here at home last night, instigated by my 16 yr old stepdaughter, about endtimes and Revelation and hell and all that, and she and her sister and dad chose not to go with us today---with his hours he does not spend very much time with them any more, so I can understand shy--I just wish they had gone---and a lot of Kris' ?'s would have been answered or at least she would have had an idea of where to look for the answers. And probably come up with a lot more!!!! At least the questions are being asked.
And that's something I've tried to teach all the kids---question things. If they don't sound right, or you are just curious or whatever, question your teacher, pastor, parent---do it with respect, though!
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