Feeling Content

   So, as some of you already know, our family recently joined John Wesley United Methodist Church. Its a first for me (I even got baptized.) and Neil switched his membership from the Catholic church he grew up in. We've been attending Sunday services on and off since April, not too long before Ethan was born, but we have been having trouble going regularly. Neil and I are both inherently lazy, and Sunday mornings have always been a time to sleep in for us, or at least to get up early with the babies and not have to shower or get dressed right away and just loll around. Thus we found ourselves going almost a month without attending our newly joined church! Shame on us. So we finally went yesterday, despite trying to make excuses and talk ourselves out of it repeatedly in favor of sleeping in. It just figures that both Ava and Ethan sleep in LATE on the one day we have to get up and go somewhere.
   We are SOOOO GLAD that we actually went. It sounds cliche, but we truly do feel at peace with ourselves and our family after going. Everything really just works out so nicely. Ava is getting more used to the church nursery and is actually starting to have fun, Ethan slept through most of the service in his carrier, and Neil and I actually enjoy listening to the sermons and music - our church has a really amazing choir. Even the whole rest of the day just seems better. We are less irritable, more productive, and feel closer as a family.
   The hard part is going to be going back week after week without making excuses, but we are both very serious about this and are going to make every effort to go when we don't have scheduling conflicts. We are also thinking about joining a bible study class and possibly even get involved in some of the groups and ministries offered. Next on our churchly agenda will also be scheduling the kids baptisms - hopefully before the end of the year!
   We love our new church more and more every time we go. I can't wait till next Sunday!