Home again

We are home again after a fast trip "there and back again" to Missoula. It was good to see everyone happy and healthy and surviving college. We ate a lot, watched the Grizzlies squeak out a win with a last second field goal, did some shopping, put new tires on Lindsey's car for winter driving, saw a movie, and had some quality time with the kids.

I enjoyed church with Alex at New Hope. It is good to hear a band in church, and a Bible-centered sermon, and to see young faces who want to be there. I feel sad for our church, which seems to follow tradition without the joy or the faith founded in assurance. Its a dilemma. It is as if the members live in glass bubbles and sit next to each other and can see each other, but the boundaries are so strong that the closest we get is to be nice and pleasant to each other. Missions is being nice and generous to those less fortunate, and aiding in need caused by natural disasters. We are $14981 behind in the budget. The annual meeting is tonight, and on the agenda is "looking at the viability of our church and considering our church's future".

I wonder what God has in mind.

Tucker is glad to be home from the kennel. He is sleeping a lot, making me wonder if he slept much this weekend. Gracie has moved on to a new family. We left ample food while we were gone. Cats are independent creatures, after all. You can't really "own" a cat. They just allow you to love them on their terms.