Start of the Great Church Hunt Adventure

Today is the first Sunday we are here so that means our first new church! My husband and I have agree to searching criteria:

1. They need to have sound doctrine and theology 
• thanks to Bible college we know what we believe and have talked about this extensively 
2. Enjoyable music 
• for us that is a healthy mix between new and old songs
• a willingness to try old songs in new ways
3. Active and healthy community
• we may have been spoiled by our Bible college town church but I hope not
4. Close to where we live
• we feel that geographic location is important to worship
• I feel that it is a part of the way that God built us to live in community
5. Larger congregation (this is my husband's desire)
• He comes from a larger church, I from a smaller church. This is just a common disagreement from our rural/city out looks. Although it's not as important as the other points.
6. Feel
• This will likely be the deciding factor. Feel may not be the proper description for it: it will be part discernment, part prayer, part weighing the other criteria. It's a discussion that will not be taken lightly.

My husband is pessimistically expecting this adventure to take about two months. I am hoping for a shorter time than that. I would like to set down roots in a community soon, but I do want to find the right place to do so. 

Lawson Heights Pentecostal Assembly is first on our list.

In a sea of boxes.

So today is the second full day we have been at our new apartment. I got my computer and internet set up but we are still in a sea of boxes. The living room is almost free: I count only eight where at one time it was full, but the rest of the house is still fairly stacked. We packed just about forty cardboard boxes and a few totes on top of that. Who knew we had so much stuff?

My In-laws are still here and I am so thankful for them. It helps my motivation for unpacking to have them around as well as it makes it seem a little more normal. I am sure I will be lonesome when they leave. Adjusting will be interesting.