It's been awhile...

Yikes! I haven't been posting at all. Not good!

I've actually been really busy lately. I decided to read my bible cover to cover - I have the Orthodox Study Bible - old and new testament version.

I'm also working really hard on a new online project - Improve Gas Mileage Guide. I hope this will be my ticket to being a work-at-home-mom, but we'll see.

Ugh. I need to set aside time at least once a week to post in here! Sheesh!

Things have been really crazy. Around the time I was last on here, we had a major family crisis arise that hasn't gone away yet. I don't want to get into the details here, but let's just say it's turned our world upside down in all manner of speaking - financially, emotionally, spiritually. It's a real mess and everything is riding on the outcome of this. It's pretty scary, and I wish I could go into the details, but until all is said and done, I really just ask for your prayers that it all works out for us at the end of it.

Since I'm now reminded of this blog that I've managed to forget in the midst of all this insanity, and since I'm reading my bible cover to cover, I think I will post about my bible reading journey here for now, to track my thoughts and gain insight from you all. Hmmm...

I can't commit to doing that, but I'll give it a shot.

Finally went to church

Image by Wonderlane via Flickr

The boys and I finally went to church yesterday. We found a nice little parish not far from here, and it was really good.

As soon as I opened the doors (we were 15 minutes late), and smelled the incense and heard the music, this feeling swept over me and I thought to myself, "Why did I stay away so long? This is where I belong."

The boys did fairly well, all things considered. They were a little bit better behaved than they use to be, but after awhile, we got right back to where we were at our old parish. Thankfully, they had a nice little playroom for kids and parents with a window to see liturgy. I liked that a lot, and one Matushka was in there as well with her 4 year old son. Seeing all those rowdy children, and even seeing Matushka running after her kids made me feel a whole lot better. At our old parish, mine were the only kids running around and behaving disruptively. They were also the youngest of all the kids, but at this church, there are kids of all ages and most of them are disruptive. That makes me feel a lot better.

We got there late, just before the epistle reading, and left early, right after communion. Slowly but surely we'll get to the point where the boys will stay for church school afterward and I can begin making friends during fellowship hour.

Christ is Risen!

A week late, I wanted to wish everyone a glorious Pascha!

Christ is Risen!

P.S. - if you're on facebook, you can send your friends icon greetings.  There's a resurrection icon that you can send around to wish everyone a wonderful Pascha.

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In other news...

Still haven't gotten to church.  I know, it's terrible.  We actually missed all of Lent and Pascha. We're still living amongst boxes, my husband's work schedule is crazy coupled with the fact that we share a single vehicle at the moment, the kids have been sick, etc etc etc...

Plenty of wonderful excuses, right?

I guess I'll be going to confession as my first act back in church.

The sad thing is, the longer I'm away, the less motivation I have to go.  But I know I have to make myself do it tomorrow, if not for me, then for the boys.