Unexpected Blessings

Today has been quite a day.  I've been plugging away at my childcare search since yesterday.  I actually found several very promising candidates, and I had set up interviews to meet with them.  Then, I got a phone call from work, asking me if I wanted to switch shifts.  I had been working weekends--Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.  They now want me to work weekdays--regular 7-3, Monday-Friday.  That might seem like a better schedule.  For me, it's not.  I like having 3 days off every week, and I was arranging my childcare for my old work schedule.  I said they "asked" me to switch shifts...it wasn't really a request.  Naturally, I panicked.

After I hyperventilated and paced around my apartment, twiddling my hair for a few minutes, I finally pulled myself together.  The church I visited last Sunday has a day school, and they take infants.  I called to see how long the wait was.  To my complete amazement, they have an opening starting August 1st...WoW!!  People wait months to get their kids into these type of schools.  They are licensed and accredited, and they have a Christian-based curriculum...and they have an opening for my daughter in 2 weeks.

And all I have to say...God is big, and He is good!!  I could go on, but I don't really feel like I need to.  I just want to thank everyone who prayed for me and Macy yesterday.  He has answered those prayers in a big BIG way!  I am confident that my Little Cupcake is going to be well taken care of, and that this is the plan He had all along.  I'm just so amazed at how He makes everything appear to just fall into place.

Thank you, Lord, for reminding us all that you are so much more powerful than any of us can fathom!!

Church

Yesterday, Macy and I went to church.  I honestly don't remember the last time I went to church.  It has been a long time.  But lately, I've really felt like I needed to go.  I didn't know what type of church I wanted to visit, but I knew I wanted to try a different denomination than the one in which I grew up.  I think part of the reason I haven't gone in so long is the "All-or-Nothing" mentality of that particular denomination.  Part of accepting that life isn't perfect is accepting that I sin, just like everyone else.  I want to find a church where I am accepted, not judged for my life decisions.  I really didn't feel that was possible if I stuck with Denomination X, so I decided I should look elsewhere.

A couple of weeks ago, I happened to notice a Methodist church as I was out and about.  There was nothing really spectacular about the church itself, but it stuck in my mind--enough that I Googled it when I got home.  I also looked for some other local Methodist churches, and did a little bit of research on Methodism.  I liked what I found.  One thing I liked was that they tend to be lest fundamentalist than other denominations.  I have a really hard time with rigid adherence to theology just because one verse in the Bible mentions it.  Of course, I believe the Bible was inspired and ordained by God...but I also believe it was written and translated by men.  I tend to have a looser interpretation than some, which I guess makes me not a fundamentalist.

So we visited a Methodist church yesterday.  The service was good.  We will be going back next week.  I was nervous to go, but I actually felt like I was being welcomed as a guest, instead of made into a spectacle.  I think that is a good sign.

Also, look how cute my little Cupcake was in her church clothes!