A quick rant

I love my church. And yesterday...I especially loved my church! I don't know what was going on...but there was something in the air and everyone was VERY excited to be there. :) Nick on the other hand, was not at church because he stayed home with the girls so that 1. Makenna wouldn't be thrown off her "bootcamp schedule" and 2. because Kaylee had a runny nose and cough (which has gotten worse, so I'mglad we kept her home)

So with that said, I had a 20 minute drive up to church ALONE in SILENCE! I don't remember the last time that has happened. I then got to sit in church during worship and close my eyes and NOT worry about my kids bothering anyone or screaming too loud. After that, I was able to forget about all my other cares in the world because my entire family was safe at home. For some reason, even though I'm a HUGE advocate of Children's Ministry and trust them back there with my kids COMPLETELY...I can't seem to turn off my "I wonder" brain. You know..."I wonder if Makenna needs a diaper change." or "I wonder if Kaylee is being nasty like she was this morning." or "How long

is it going to take us to leave and are we going to be able to shove lunch down before nap so that she will actually sleep today?"...anyone with me? Are you a mom that's nodding their head as you read this?

Anyway, I was without all of that. So I sat down to begin listening to the sermon. WOW...Aaron was PREACHING the Word. Was I just getting it because I was not distracted? Possibly. Or was the Holy Spirit just using him to speak to me this morning? Probably. And then...oh...dear...what is that? Um..sir? Your cell phone is ringing. Yes...definitely the guy next to me. Why can't everyone silence cell phones at church? sigh. Okay, be like Jesus...grace, grace, grace...he got it after the 4th ring...that's okay. Grace, grace, grace. I look at him and smile as if to say..."Jesus loves you!....lame-o!"

Back to the message...oh wait...um...sir? What are you doing now? oh! I see....

Now one would think that in today's technologically advanced age that he purely has a Bible app and is going to be "tapping" to Luke instead of "turning" to Luke. Right? Of course! Benefit of the doubt. We are at church after all....

How about Wikipedia...

or Gmail

or FACEBOOK!!?!?

I'm sorry, but sir...this opportunity for me to sit and focus on a sermon comes but once in a lifetime these days. MUST you check your email and update your status RIGHT NOW? Can you "check-in" to church later?...

Needless to say, I found a comfortable position where I leaned forward, put my hand to my face (to try and block a bit of the distraction) and continued on listening. All in all, I made it through. I learned a little more about Luke 15, got challenged to improve my BELIEF not just my BEHAVIOR as a Christian...and friendly techy-guy sitting next to me is well informed on red & white blood cells, the Aztecs standings, inbox is cleared out AND all his FB friends now know that he was checked in to church.

I do believe that the Holy Spirit has to work some major overtime to reach hearts these days...gone are the days of being distracted by a snoring grandpa or inappropriately dressed young woman. It's all about the apps now!

-end rant-