tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233463190462423428.post6012449789241526922..comments2023-10-18T10:45:24.003-04:00Comments on These Ripples and Waves: Provide a WayJennOveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06122193099387765604noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233463190462423428.post-30296864300248046262014-04-29T09:47:55.294-04:002014-04-29T09:47:55.294-04:00Though we have a church we attend weekly I've ...Though we have a church we attend weekly I've really been struggling… I used to LOVE church. It was my favorite place to go to finish up a week, and walking out feeling cleansed, refreshed, and rejuvenated was the best feeling. However, Marcus makes that time of week one of the most difficult… I can't remember the last time I walked out of church and knew what the message was. I know this is just a phase, but I miss that weekly connection that only a church can provide. <br />I'm praying for you - and that this is your church!! :)Desiree Mackehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693020680303909151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233463190462423428.post-86579127764502061932014-04-28T21:52:53.997-04:002014-04-28T21:52:53.997-04:00I have always been jealous of those women who have...I have always been jealous of those women who have a wonderful church support group. I hope I can find that one day too! JennOveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06122193099387765604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233463190462423428.post-29441457628035438612014-04-28T21:52:17.974-04:002014-04-28T21:52:17.974-04:00Yeah, I absolutely do! I hope it doesn't hurt ...Yeah, I absolutely do! I hope it doesn't hurt your feelings to say, but I really could not see myself going back to the old church. I dreaded the conversation with my grandmother this year when I told her I was not going to be attending for Easter but instead going with my in-laws to my father-in-laws church. I just feel like the steadfast belief of every little detail of life being either right or wrong (maybe this just comes off this way to me) actually held back my growth in God. Like, I feel more free to grow when I don't feel judged for listening to contemporary Christian music instead of bluegrass gospel, ya know? I hope this came off the way I was hoping, and I hope that things work for you guys the way you are hoping too!JennOveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06122193099387765604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233463190462423428.post-46444268560899776512014-04-28T19:44:50.226-04:002014-04-28T19:44:50.226-04:00I am sort of in the same boat…I feel some sort of ...I am sort of in the same boat…I feel some sort of safety hear, so I will share. Seth is on thirds and works every Sunday, so he rarely attends church. However the kids and I go weekly to the same place we always have….but I have been visiting somewhere else and I really like it. I doubt I will move though while Poppy is alive….I know you get it...Amber Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12359424259740024920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233463190462423428.post-19339977802066045602014-04-23T19:19:13.886-04:002014-04-23T19:19:13.886-04:00Thanks for sharing, Jenn. I feel like fellowship i...Thanks for sharing, Jenn. I feel like fellowship in a church can provide SO much for a family. We have lacked that as well for different reasons and it does make me sad as well. Recently I went to a mom's group at a church with a lady I met here in Fort Collins and it was amazing to me that all these women get together and provide so much support and comfort for each other. And the whole church is like that - there is so much opportunity for fellowship for families. It was very eye-opening for me. When you say that you wish you could be around people who "get" you - I can totally relate. I feel like I have just been so independent for so long doing things differently than those around me, and it can be very tiring. I wish we had been able to be more involved in church as well up until this point! Ok, I'm done rambling...gillian clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055568960515022533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233463190462423428.post-67576906004254875232014-04-23T14:34:14.794-04:002014-04-23T14:34:14.794-04:00Yeah girl! I love what came out of just writing he...Yeah girl! I love what came out of just writing here - he will provide a way! Thanks for sharing your real, true heart. Lauren @ 34 Magnolia Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00103759725264893610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233463190462423428.post-19311696960143777012014-04-23T11:21:27.011-04:002014-04-23T11:21:27.011-04:00We are struggling with attending church due to Tan...We are struggling with attending church due to Tanner working every Sunday as well. Not to mention it's difficult with a 3 year old who doesn't sit sill very well. I hope you find a way to make it work for your family soon. I agree it really is so uplifting and I never regret going. Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06210749023443142210noreply@blogger.com