Looking back 2......

After both children were born, we attending Sunday church quite frequently.  Other than that there wasn't any Church involvement or relationship with God.  When McKenna started school, she met what is now one of her closest friends, Kelsie.  The mother of this child was Amie.  Little did I know that God placed her in my life exactly when I needed her...when I need hope...when I needed to realize how much I needed Him.  That was 5 years ago!  Wow I didn't realize it took that long.  How patient God was and how patient and persistant (in a good way) Amie was to keep exposing me, little by little, to Jesus.  She threw out opportunity after opportunity to me and to my family.  We took baby steps and tried a few things.  McKenna absolutely loves going to church with Kelsie.  Her first Wednesday night was at Christ Community Church.  I picked her up and was a bit overwhelmed at all the families everywhere.  She had a blast and begged to go with her often.  Since then Kelsie has moved to Westwood Church and McKenna still loves going on Wednesday nights.  In past years McKenna had CCD on Wednesday's after school.  She would attend our church and still had enough time to make it to Kelsie's!  To this day she does not like going to her CCD class.  She tells me they only do worksheets and memorize prayers.  That sounds boring to me too so I can't really justify making her go.  When I think about it, that could push her away for Jesus.  Austin didn't really mind going.  Ironically he asked me last night if he could go to another church.  Hmmm something to think about.