Today was the last day of the month...a day that saw my nine year membership at Hyde Park fall away and a new beginning at First Baptist Bartlesville. I really feel like we've found a church we can call home. Pastor Joe Fowler is an amazing person and speaker and you can tell he has a heart that chases God. As we went down front to join the church, you could just see the look of joy in his face. This place is not about numbers, it is about people. Beth, Lauren, and I look forward to growing in the Spirit and making lots of friends at this church.
Lauren enjoyed her moment in the spotlight. As we were standing at the front, she suddenly noticed that there was a large projection screen for the choir to see the sermon (so it faces the pulpit). She saw us standing up there and started pointing at the screen saying, "Mommy! Daddy! Mommy! Daddy!" Of course, this was picked up by the pastor's mic and she had the congregation--all 1,000-- rolling. The pastor lost his train of thought and the minister of education (a University of Arkansas grad) told everyone he'd never seen the pastor get so lost in the middle of an introduction. All in all, it was a great morning!
This afternoon, we took a few maternity shots of Beth. I'm including one here.
After the photo session, we decided to take a nap. Now that's how a Sunday afternoon should go. After we woke up, we ate dinner (roast) and watched a sudden downpour. The spiders all had to rebuild their webs. Lauren had a good time watching.
That's all for today, but maybe I'll have time to write a little more tomorrow--I'm taking the day off.
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