Maundy Thursday
As I reflect back upon this past week of Holy Week, I think to myself how important church is to our family. Last year, we were unable to attend Maundy Thursday service (our foot washing service) because of Puke Fest 2005. This year, I will be teaching a class, and Patrick will have to cart McCayla to soccer practice, one that we were promised last week by her coach would have been on Tuesday, but couldn't occur because of some time conflict for the coach.
And then talking with Patrick and my Mom about different things that are happening on April 22 ... two soccer games with team and individual pictures, McCayla's gifted assessment in art, and two dress rehearsals for elementary and kinder choirs .... and trying to decide what should take precedence ... reminded me how much we put church on the backburner. We used to NEVER go to church when Patrick and I were newly married. We were young. We were naive. We didn't think we needed to go, and never made an attempt to find a church home in Lexington.
After having McCayla, we still didn't find a church home until we moved back to Findlay, and even then, we didn't actively seek one out until I was about 7 months pregnant with Evan. Then we found StoneBridge and we immediately fell in love. We tried to go back to the church in which we were married, but that was too stoic, too doctrinated for us.
So we have made SB our church home. We are extremely active in the church and there are times when we miss and I feel as if a part of me is missing.
So tonight, instead of going to Maundy Thursday service with my family and participating in the foot washing, we will be going in opposite directions. It is sad, really. But next Saturday, McCayla will be missing her first soccer game (if it is at the same time as the others), and will be attending her assessment and then making the second hour of her dress rehearsal.
Some things just have to be sacrificed. Because there is nothing like driving by our local sand sculpture of Jesus on the cross, having your children singing "glory glory ... hallelujah He Reigns" at the top of their lungs, with their little arms up in the air, moving back and forth with the music.
And then talking with Patrick and my Mom about different things that are happening on April 22 ... two soccer games with team and individual pictures, McCayla's gifted assessment in art, and two dress rehearsals for elementary and kinder choirs .... and trying to decide what should take precedence ... reminded me how much we put church on the backburner. We used to NEVER go to church when Patrick and I were newly married. We were young. We were naive. We didn't think we needed to go, and never made an attempt to find a church home in Lexington.
After having McCayla, we still didn't find a church home until we moved back to Findlay, and even then, we didn't actively seek one out until I was about 7 months pregnant with Evan. Then we found StoneBridge and we immediately fell in love. We tried to go back to the church in which we were married, but that was too stoic, too doctrinated for us.
So we have made SB our church home. We are extremely active in the church and there are times when we miss and I feel as if a part of me is missing.
So tonight, instead of going to Maundy Thursday service with my family and participating in the foot washing, we will be going in opposite directions. It is sad, really. But next Saturday, McCayla will be missing her first soccer game (if it is at the same time as the others), and will be attending her assessment and then making the second hour of her dress rehearsal.
Some things just have to be sacrificed. Because there is nothing like driving by our local sand sculpture of Jesus on the cross, having your children singing "glory glory ... hallelujah He Reigns" at the top of their lungs, with their little arms up in the air, moving back and forth with the music.
posted by mom2pittcrew at 4/13/2006 09:06:00 AM
1 Comments:
Hey woman! Easter? How sad is that...here I am in Florida..we were talking just yesterday, how crazy it is that when you are on vacation, how easy it is to forget what this week really is! I'm so glad that you made SB your church home, we were able to reconnect that way!!
Having a wonderful time here in Florida, but as always, miss being at home with my "sistahs!"
Hold down the fort for me girl..I'll be home soon!
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