[Holding Our Breath]

I, like you, am disturbed by the changes in the church. I've offered to go to Mass with Mr HOB, but he wants o stay in the Lutheran church. Go figure, he's very much a conservative, but doesn't see it in this church unless I point it out. We are looking for a new home. I am confident that we will find it.

[Guenevere]

I can understand his wanting to stay......especially if this denomination is close to his heart......and it's hard, hard, hard to leave .....and it's hard to want to see the truth of what is happening to these mainline churches.

We left dear, caring friends in the church when we left.....Folks who had loved us & loved our children.

Most of them are German, or Danish, Swedish heritage, and couldn't bring themselves to leave, even though they were frustrated with the 'new' ideas coming into the church.

....Some of the younger couples left with us, or soon after, because they didn't want their children compromised by the liberal liturgy & Sunday School material.

It's a difficult decision.....and it truly felf (to us) like a divorce must feel.

I was in my new church for almost a year, and still felt how easy it would be to just go back to that little church where everyone knew me, and I wouldn't have to learn new stuff or assimilate into a new church family.

But I didn't.

...and it was one of the best decision I've ever made.