The Neighborhood Church

Moving to a new city has come with challenges. One of the biggest is finding a church to call home. I think we have settled on a church, The Neighborhood Church. At first we weren’t so sure, mainly because there was no Sunday school class and no moms group. These are both important to us because we need to be connected and involved with our church or we simply will not go faithfully. These are also important to us because of the second biggest challenge and that is making new friends that live in the area. So how awesome is this? With in the time we first tried the neighborhood church until the past month our needs have been filled. A MOPS group has been established and a Sunday school class for 20’s/30’s has started. Thank you Lord!

We tried the Sunday school class 2 Sundays ago and found out that this class was started to meet the needs of others like us, where a mid week group does not work. We were greeted with warmth and felt comfortable in a group of strangers. It seems that most of the group is young 20’s/30’s that are married and many have children. We went back again this past Sunday and our experience was just as enjoyable.

Today I visited Neighborhoods MOPS group. I was nervous about going all by myself but, again I was meet with smiles and kindness. Having been involved in MOPS and MOMS I was fearful of my own judgmental comparisons but, that was all pushed aside as the meeting went along. Being as it is the day before Valentines Day I expected to get a good dose of how to love on your husband and I did but, it was better than I expected. A young mom spoke from the word about intimacy with your husband and God.

These were things that I have heard before but, with a fresh new perspective. Reminding me that I need to be a wife that my husband wants to rejoice in… I need to give him reason to rejoice in me. I really need things pounded into my head from every which angle because apparently I am dense when it comes to loving my dear Joshua. As my dear friend Jacinda would say, “Be intentional.” I have not been intentional about loving Joshua the way he needs to be loved but, I am going to.

That was a tangent… Back to the church.

We have enjoyed the church and this is looking like the church we will call home.