Is this worth it, really?

Raise your hand if your church holds a men or women's day, or something along along those lines. You know what I'm talking about, those church "events" that seem to be more about color schemes and high pro guest speakers than anything else. OK, that looks to be about 90% of you, so you all can understand where I'm coming from with this. Have you ever really wondered what the point of doing that was? I have, and I've come to the kind of sad conclusion it's a method of fundraising for most churches. That in itself is kind of a weird thing to me, because it leaves me wondering if we as the Church have really grasped the "pernt" of tithing.

( there's a much more involved and intelligent discussion of tithing here and here.

Back to what I was saying... I was talking to my Mom this afternoon, and she was showing off a new suit she bought. FYI, I'm not hating, the suit was very cute, and she got a crazy good deal on it. She bought it because my father is being brought into their church as a deacon, and she had to have something to match the other deaconesses (sp?) Seriously, my otherwise level headed mother was agitated about whether or not someone might call her out for wearing green when the other ladies would be in powder blue. I love my mother to death, but I wanted to ask her if she was on a drill team, or a group of women wanting to support their husbands? (You'd think I'd know better at this point than to get in the middle of Black women and their church clothes, right?)

We get our heads so wrapped up around things that aren't major, and end up losing the peace of mind God said was ours for the taking.

It's cool right?

That I don't plan on putting a photo up anytime soon? There's something about the implied 'faux-nonymity' of the internet that makes me think I'd rather not.

I don't kid myself that a twelve year old with five free minutes and a dial up couldn't tell you everything about me, but for now, this feels better.

So for now, I've got my DS on my blog- he's MUCH cuter than I am anyway.

You're here, so you might as well read it

Pardon the implied hostility of the blog title, I was going for attention grabbing, not bratty.

Considering the name of my blog, perhaps I should rename this entry the "Welcome and Occasion" post. Plus five to you if you get the joke there, if not, stick with me and I'll explain later.

So, here's my version of what every blogger does, the intro. I'll try to make it quick, without sounding like a ridic personal ad.

I'm married with a kid, in my early 30's, and I do the 9-5 thing at a local spa as a massage therapist. When HE's not doing the 9-5 thing, DH is an assistant minister at our church. Hence the name of the blog, church folk. That's us, and that's who we roll with.

So, for now, the idea is to use this as stress relief, and a means to connect with like minds. Also, don't be surprised if you find yourself laughing about somethings, to know me is to understand that I've got JOKES. God knew what He was doing when he made me, right?

Think on this, and have a good night-
A joyful heart is good medicine,
But a broken spirit dries up the bones. (Proverbs 17:22)