Are you supposed to be this happy in church?

Sunday morning I was positively giddy as I entered the sanctuary. (And no, no coffee had been or was consumed!) Maybe it was the fact that Sunday School was starting again, so I wouldn't have to spend the service making sure Leah was supplied with stickers and markers and reminding her to "whisper! More quietly!"

Also contributing to my happiness was the fact that Pastor George was speaking again after his summer break (and ours, since we'd missed his previous sermons by skipping town).

Let's be honest here. I was really mostly happy to see my friends again! They were all back from summer vacations, mission trips, and family obligations, and I couldn't talk to everyone that I wanted to. Because Leah was literally pulling me out of the building afterwards.

Thankfully, our Tuesday morning women's Bible study groups had their kick-off today, and I was able to catch up with more buddies. And I was flattered that G asked me to sit with her, because I look up to her as kind of a mix of a big sister and the popular girl in school. I'm thrilled to be counted as her friend! We joke a lot about her being an introvert and me being an extrovert...which was proved again by my joyfulness at a church full of people to talk to.

Because really. I know you are supposed to be excited about your faith and growing in your relationship with Christ - but it's a total bonus when the word "fellowship" becomes synonymous with "par-ty!"