Sara joined a church!

I haven't regularly attended church since I was 18. Back then I was a member at Vista Ridge Church of Christ, and after our Senior Sunday, I never went back. I can't really describe why, I just didn't "feel" anything there anymore. I went to Memorial Road C of C in Oklahoma City the first Sunday in college, but I never went back there, either. Dad and Angela moved to Richardson East C of C, and I visited there a few times, but it was too far away. I attended First Baptist of Colleyville wtih my good friend Matt a couple years ago, and liked it, but his pastor was leaving so he was looking for another church. We attended Fellowship Chuch in Grapevine a few times, but it was such a mega-church that I never could feel like I belonged there. I knew I wanted to start attending again after Gracie was born, not only for her, but for myself as well. I just couldn't find a church that I could call home. Finally, our good friends Mark and Brandi Koon told us about Northview Baptist Church. We attended their huge Easter service at Lewisville High School, and I was blown away. I loved the music, the message, and God really seemed to speak to me there. We went a couple weeks later when Mark was baptized at their regular building, and I was again just floored by the experience. I went by myself the next weekend, and that service just sealed the deal for me. So today, I brought Gracie with me, and after Pastor Wells' sermon we went to the front (accompanied by Brandi), and joined the church! It was amazing to feel so welcomed by everyone, and I am very excited to be able to raise Gracie in a church she can call home.

This is a huge step for me, as an adult, as a mother, as a child of God, and I already feel Him working in my life. A month ago, I hadn't opened my Bible in over two years... I didn't even know where it was! I found it last week, and I've since been "catching up". Prayer is a daily, humbling experience for me, as is a little bit of Bible study. I want to be as involved as I can, volunteering for VBS this summer and I'll start attending Sunday nights and a home team during the week. I feel so much happier with my life right now, and God will give me the confidence I need to stay focused on our goals, and be the best wife and mother I can be.

I know a lot of people have prayed for me to "come back" to God in the last five years, and I really appreciate it. Thank you!