Feeling Whole

This month marks my first full year as a member of Park Chapel Christian Church. I have to admit that I let my priorities shift, & it had been a few months since I had been to church. Eek...months. Anyway, I bought this book for my mother-in-law called Heaven is for Real. I had been eying it for a long time. In short, its about a boy who has an experience going to heaven, & his account of that experience. For me it was perhaps life-changing. It definitely altered my perspective. I have always believed in heaven & hell, but it just gave me so much hope, so much reassurance that no matter what happens, regardless of any struggles I may have in this life, His promise awaits me.

As I mentioned, this book recounts a child's experience in heaven. I was humbled by the sweet, innocent, honest sincerity of that kid. The book reminds me of how we are supposed to be childlike in our faith. SO, instead of trying to make a New Years resolution about eating better, working out, etc, I've decided to work on keeping things simple...I have a new excitement about church. I want to keep my mind clear & focus on what really matters. I'm rolling with this "childlike faith" idea. To learn more about being more childlike, I'm going to start working in one of the Sunday school lasses.

I went to church yesterday, & I was accompanied by MY HUSBAND!!! Best feeling EVER! He has his own reasons for not normally going, so I try not to bug him about it, but OH MAN was I excited to have him there with me! I have wanted him to go for a while, but I had no idea how different it would feel with him there beside me. I felt so WHOLE. I had absolutely no doubt that we were both right where we were supposed to be.

THEN, get this: I've been praying to be able to simplify things, to see things more clearly, to have the heart of a child. We have friends who have 4 children (ages 4-10). Within the first 10 minutes is church, 7 year old Corbinn Grace came up to me, gave me a hug, held my hands through all of the singing, climbed on my lap and listened to the sermon with me. Sometimes our prayers are answered cryptically....other times it's pretty obvious ;)