3.5.10

Hello! I hope you are doing well! I hope this winter isn't too long for you all. I'm loving it, but I know many don't (why?).
As for me, I'm getting over being sick. I thought I was better and then had a horrid coughing spell in the grocery store today. People gave me weird looks :/
But the worst part of being sick was not the sore throat, not the headaches, not the dizziness, not the runny nose and not the coughing. It was not being able to sing! Friend, you just have no idea. It's awful when you can't sing. I may lose my mind soon. Singing's the only thing I would miss if I lost the "privilege" of having a voice. I don't think I'd be devastated if I couldn't speak; it would probably be beneficial in fact (my tongue gets me in trouble often). But no singing? I'd probably die or something.
Glad to be getting that back soon! :)

So I went to my sister-in-law's (Cassie!) birthday party the other day. It was so fun (but I forgot my camera).
It's so interesting, every time I'm at her and my brother's house.
To preface, he loves to entertain. He loves cooking and people and God. It's a good combination really. And there's a group of people who are there very frequently; very good friends of ours.
Every time we get together, every time we sit around the table, there's a special feeling I get. Like, "This is how it should be."
We're all so different. Such a diverse people. But we all care about each other and about God. We're different but the same. It' so cool.
I feel like this is how a lot of the early church was. Yes, there was probably singing and a lot of praying, but I believe a lot of it was sitting around with food talking about life, about Jesus. Being a community. We're all gathered in the name of God and love, and He's there. We don't stress about perfection, just about people.
For me, church isn't just in a building. It's everywhere. It's in our homes, it's in the streets, it's in our hearts. Church is in our conversations, in our relationships. Church is community.

Well, I've gotta run. It's late. Hope you have a wonderful week! :) xoxo