New Church-Mixed Feelings

I was sweetly reminded by Roger that is has been awhile since I have posted anything to my blog. Normally, I would say that it is because I am way too busy but the last couple of days I haven't been busy at all. I have been enjoying some days off from school by spending time with Roger and my family. It has been a real blessing to be at home and have no where to go!

Roger moved to Cortland about a month ago and we have been struggling to find a new home church. The church that I grew up with and loved has changed. It is not the same church that I feel welcomed at or enjoy going to. I believe that that church will do great things for the Lord's ministry but I do not feel like it is where we should be. We both love Roger's home church in Norwich. It is everything that we look for in a church, but it is an hour away. We talked about commuting to that church every weekend but that did not suit us. So we decided that we would try some other churches in Cortland. This past Sunday, we went to Grace Fellowship. The church is brand new and gorgeous. It used to be the old Homer Baptist Church so we figured we would give it a try. The people were very friendly. The music was not at all what we were used to. The message was good but very simple. Roger said that it seemed like he dumbed down the message and neither of us enjoyed that. Some parts of their service seemed to just be a show. It didn't seem genuine. Not that this is a big deal, but their offering plates were actually bags...just a tad different. And what really made us decided against the church was the fact that my birth father Mark attends the church. I did not know that going into that Sunday but once we were sitting there I instantly spotted Mark. So we decided not to return to that church. We are now on a quest for another church... We know that we need to be in a church setting so we will not give up. However, it is really hard to look for a church when you know that there is a perfectly good one only an hour away...