Dear God, We're Done, Right?!

Dear God,

Today I went to a funeral.

Today I went to a funeral for a 14 month-old child.

Today was the second funeral I've been to for a child in my family. The second! Another member of my family had their child pass away, but had a private service. That makes 3. Well the saying is that things happen in 3's, right? So my family is done, God, right?

My family is done having to feel this heartache. My family is done having to deal with all of the trauma. My family is done having to see little tiny caskets. My family is done having to feel the emptiness left behind by an innocent child who was taken from us.

I know we will never truly let go of all of the heartache. I know we will never forget our beautiful family members, or the joy they brought to our lives. I know we will never forget.

I know that you have a plan and that we need to have faith in you, but we're done, God, right?!

Sincerely,
Teresa

New Members

When Brian and I got together, we started looking for a church to attend together. We liked the churches we used to attend with our families, but we wanted one for us. We looked and looked and found a few that were ok. Then we found St. Andrew Lutheran when we were looking for a church for our wedding. We needed a church big enough for our families and still feel how we wanted/needed it to feel.

After the wedding, we went back a few times and we knew we really liked it there. The pastors were great, and the other parishioners were nice. The only thing we didn't like was having to drive 20 minutes to church. Especially since we were thinking about having a baby.

The search continued.

We found a couple more churches around our neighborhood that were nice, but we didn't like them as much as we liked St. Andrew. We decided, after months of deliberation, that we would like to continue to attend St. Andrew. Adelle was even baptized there! So now it is time for us to join.

Tomorrow we will become members and we couldn't be happier!