Cream of Potato Soup with Chicken For The Soul

As usual from start to finish, this was a jammed packed day. Sundays and Wednesdays are the longest days because I am moving non-stop from the early morning deep into the late night. But all in all, I have to admit that most of the time, I enjoy these days! There is something about seeing my church peeps (translation - my brothers and sisters in Christ) that makes me feel alright. I fully accept God's invitation to the community of Christ. Time and time again, I am reminded that to live outside of the community would stink!

My wife Kristy and I have two wonderful children. Kaitlynd and Kyra are simply two funny kids. They are constantly telling jokes and making us laugh. I wonder where they get that from. We are so thankful for these gifts but from time to time, I can't help and and think about the gifts that chose to keep. Kristy had two miscarriages within a span of about 5 months. It was such a time of hurt, pain and anger. I remember yelling at God! I remember thinking what have I done to deserve this. It had to be me, because Kristy is such a saint! She's the most honorable and dedicated woman in my life. Surely if we were being punished, it was because of me. And as much as we were hurting, I couldn't help but reflect on those who were going through the same thing we were going through minus a community. how do people get along in life outside the context of community?

The pain was there... The pain is there... But the pain we have is shared in our Christ community. I thank God for community and I ache for those who go through pain without a Christ community. From time to time, we don't see eye to eye in our Christ community, but at least there are other sets of eyes. There were other sets of eyes to cry with. There were other sets of eyes to look us in the eye and tell us of similar pains they experience. There were other sets of eyes that stared at us and listened to our story. Thank God for the community.

I may never know every answer in this journey with Christ. I do however think it will be more fun searching for answers and understanding in community. I will continue to celebrate my invitation by God into community with him and other believers. I will also pray we will spend more time inviting those without a community of their own into the Christ community!

Tonight's Menu: Homemade Cream of Potato Soup With Chicken