I arranged it with a friend to go to church quietly and only stay for the sacrament portion. As we were sitting out on the couch we heard that a baby was going to be blessed, so we went into the back of the chapel to watch. I was so glad that sweet baby was being blessed today. I loved going into the chapel and seeing my ward family. I miss going to church. I miss seeing everyone and watching their kids grow up.
Claire, a sweet little girl I taught in sunbeams, spotted me. She gave me a huge smile, told her mom she saw me and pointed to me. It made my heart swell! I loved teaching those precious little ones.
Malia an eight year old got baptized on Saturday so she went up so everyone could see her. I reflected back on when I first saw her. She was just a baby and walking! It's hard to believe she's 8 now.
I realized as I sat and looked around that I knew so many people there. I knew something about them. I knew their kids names. They had touched my life in some way.
I've come to realize that the "connect" part of my goal this year was connecting with friends (which includes my church family) and not just with my given family. Out of this hard trial I'm seeing so many blessings and lessons learned.
We left before the meeting ended. Oh how my spirit was lifted today just being in the chapel with my church family.
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