on church shopping

first of all, i do not like the idea of church shopping. when i get into a 'church shopping' mindset, letting God move in the way he wants to move in me at a new church becomes impossible. i analyze everything from the opening song to the benediction. i think about what could be different for me to really get on board with what they are doing at this church. for me to really get into worship and the message.

the truth is, it is not about what the church needs to do for me to get me to join. how realistic is it to expect a church to blow me away during the one sunday that i visit? not very realistic at all.

i ask myself what i love about the churches that i have been involved with in the past: the people and the relationships formed there. the personal spiritual growth that i experienced there. this takes time. this takes a commitment of more than one sunday from me.

at the same time, i don't want to be 'wasting my time' at one church trying to force it to be my church home when it won't turn out to be a good fit in the end and there is another church out there that could be my true spiritual home.

finding a new church home isn't easy. meanwhile, i shall pray for patience and discernment.

funny story:

this morning while visiting a new church i clearly didn't quite understand their communion ritual. while everyone else took theirs' back to their seat to take after prayer and reflection, i did my shot of wine and scarfed down my cube of bread in the front of the church and inadvertently choked on the bread and body all the way back to my seat. thumbs up for communion.

rats are not cute and cuddly

this is not the first time disney has lied to me.

yeah, right.

they do not help you cook. they are not cute. they keep scurrying in the walls and THEY NEED TO GO.

the exterminator is coming tomorrow. dun dun dun. as my mom says: "tell ratatouille his days are numbered!"

new years resolutions

just the one divorce in '99!

ignore the weird subtitles?

my roomie is the best

buttermilk pancakes after a long night of work. you rock lasarah!