A Little Bit of Drama

I am so behind in my blogging! I think it has a lot to do with getting totally hooked on FaceBook and so every time I sit down at the computer intending on doing something, like updating my blog, I get completely side tracked by what is happening on FaceBook! But here I am, inspired by Tami who just threw up a bunch of posts... so here goes!
The last few months have had a bit of drama for us. While my mom and I were on our cruise in Mexico we got a call that my grandmother passed away (my mom's mom). That put a slight damper on our time at sea, but we still managed to make the most of it. However, when we got home there was much time to rest before spending the next few days up in the San Fernando Valley getting things squared away for the funeral. While it was a sad time for our family it was also full of blessings! My grandmother is no longer in pain, no longer trapped in a body that wasn't really functioning anymore and no longer prisoner to a mind that had stolen her ability to communicate the way she used to. Plus, we were reunited as a family... my brother from New York, his wife and their 2 daughters, one of whom we hadn't met yet, came all the way out, Tami and Craig and their girls were here from Spokane, my Aunt and Uncle from Colorado were there and we all got to spend some really neat time together.
On top of the emotions of dealing with a death in the family our church went through a major split right at the same time. It was so emotional and a really difficult situation for us to deal with. We had been going to Riverview for over 6 1/2 years! But after everything came out and our Pastor announced that he was going to resign and leave the church we really felt the spirit guiding us away from Riverview and the people that had manipulated the situation that had been unfolding for so long. We are really excited though because our Pastor decided to start a brand new church in our community! We have heard his vision and we have prayed about it and it is already so fulfilling and great to be a part of something that will touch our community in a real way. So we are now a part of Inland Hills Community Church! There is definitely still some healing and broken realtionships as a result of the split in the church, but we are trusting God to renew them with time.