After being raised as a Jehovah's Witness, I have had a hard time with organized religion. We were never allowed to research or look into other religions. We just were told to believe what we were taught and that was that. I felt a lot better when we left that religion and we haven't joined a church or gone to any churches since then. Maybe in the future, I may find a church I enjoy, but now I am happy with what I am doing. I think it's great that you have found something you seem to love. I truly hope that it brings you happiness and joy for years to come! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year sweetie!!!!

I am so happy to hear that you have found a place where you can share
and deepen your relationship with God.  That is, after all, an
important part of following a religion and belonging to a church
community.  I have been happy with and enriched by my faith for
many years.  I was lucky enough to find a wonderful man who shares
the same faith I do and we have been able to raise our children in that
faith.  I alway feel sorry in a way for people who get stuck on
the attitudes of some pastors and some people in churches and lose
their chance to find wonderful, caring people they can share their love
of God with.

Both the hubby and I stopped going to church after graduating high school.  Still haven't stopped believing, but finding the time with him working weekends was difficult.  But recently, he has expressed a desire for more reverence in his life, so in 2008, we will be church shopping-finding one where we feel comfortable.  Glad you found a place which make syou happy!

Congrats on finding a good church! There are so many factors that go into finding such a place, so it great when they all come together. I used to go to Woodland Hills, which had a scholarly feel to its teachings. My current one is great, but because of the age of the hub's children, I get lumped in the old folks groups. (They are great people, I'm just making a stink.) I'd love to find a place that had the same things going on at Woodland Hills, just closer.