Church

Well, I joined the choir of the First Pres Church of Arlington Heights. I really joined the choir just to sing....but the added benefit is "church". And to be honest, I wasn't really considering that. But for years, I have thought about going back to church. And of course, exposing my kids to the church experience. But year after year, time goes on and it never happened. But for me growing up, church was a HUGE part of my life. My mom worked at our church so I spent a lot of time there. So I feel guilty that the kids haven't had that same opportunity. Maybe now is the time. Even though Rob didn't grow up going to church at all, he said he is willing to "come along". So we will see - again, this one's all on me.
But I did learn something this week at church. For one, I realized that you don't need to "buy it all". I guess I was always hesitant b/c I thought "well, I am not sure I totally believe all of that". But I sat there on Sunday and realized you don't really need to accept it ALL but just the parts that connect with you. If you believe in a higher power and you believe in creating love and peace - that might be just enough. When you sit with the choir, you look at the congregation and as I looked at all of the faces, I thought about why they were all there. I bet some people just go out of habit. Some might go b/c they are struggling in life. Some go to be inspired. Some go out of guilt. But whatever the reason, they all NEED to go. They feel a NEED to be there. My "need" is to sing, find a little peace and to pass down the experience to my kids.