Hard Lessons and New Friends?

After an evening of tears and unwillingness to understand, I am facing the day with a new confidence...sort of. We're going to relish the weather (low 60s this morning) and head out to our favorite park. No, I probably won't meet anyone new there. I probably won't make any friends. But I think that something God is teaching me right now is that His timing is not mine. Ick. As simple a lesson as it may seem to be, it's definitely a hard one for me to swallow right now.

On a completely different note, Friday night we are going to a young married's party for couples in a church we have been visiting and are thinking about joining. We showed up for the Sunday school Sunday morning and it was the first thing anyone mentioned to us. Several different couples (as well as the small group leader and the pastor of the church) invited us to this get together, but no one made us feel like we had to. But everyone made us feel welcome. Jonathan has spent this week emailing the pastor, and he has given us the details and let us know that people will be bringing their kids. I know that's not a big deal to some people, but to us, that's a HUGE deal. We don't have really anyone to babysit (other than Jeannie, who I want to be sure and reconnect with first), so "date night" get togethers are difficult for us to participate in. Second, when asked what we could bring, they told us "chips, drinks, or dessert." This made me so happy! The pastor didn't tell us, "Oh, no, you don't need to bring anything." That makes me feel like an outsider. When I ask if I can bring/do anything, I expect to be put to work. A lot of that has to do with the situation at the in-law's home, where tons of people are often being cooked for, and there's often a lot to do. When you ask, you get an answer. This is a wonderful thing to me, because I automatically feel like I'm at home. So...hopefully when I ask if I can chop some veggies on Friday night, they'll hand me a knife and put me on the tomatoes. :)