Well maybe not back to the old school but I’ma take it back …. back ….. back to January of 09. LOL (PS I’ma take the Dew approach to blogging – I’m going to type and if it comes out right so be it … if not so be it – it is what it is)
Hummm where to start – January was a good month. The “Official New Year” start to Account Angel. Although I started years ago (2004 to be exact) 2009 marks the first year that this is ALL that I will be doing. No more punching the clock – no more getting up at 5 in the morning – no more…… or so I thought!
Starting your own business is definitely a paradigm shift (we will get into that more when we get to November) and I don’t think I was prepared the way I thought I was. Support – yea I got it but not the way I thought I had it.
Attending church in Cincy – Inspirational Baptist – 4 times a week. Monday Praise Dance – Tuesday Bible Study – Saturday 6:00pm service – Sunday 8:45am service then again at 11:00am service. Needless to say – it was not only wearing me thin but my poor 1995 Astro had just about had it. The solution … find a church closer to home.
I didn’t really want to leave because I went to jr high with the bishop and I just felt as if we had a connection that was like no other. He knew me – from “way back when” I had a jeri curl and there is just no escaping that but I had to sit back and think… am I going to church for the right reasons. Was I going just to hear him preach (and he IS GOOD) or was I going to get my praise on? I finally admitted to a little of both but it was more so him than anything else. Yep – definitely time for a change! Need to work on building my relationship with God not with this church that I was becoming more and more attached to.
Fast forward to March (Feb was a blur full of work – normally being an accountant Feb Mar and April are my busiest months) but there was a shift in March that I want to mention. March marked the month of the end of the relationship classes at Marriage Works! (Yepper – that’s a WHOLE NOTHA POST SESSION) maybe I’ll tell ya’ll about that after November! LOL
March was also the month of searching for a new church home closer to home. After visiting many MANY MANY churches – one even locked us in because the tithes and offerings only amounted to about $150.00 (pure CrAZineSS!!!!!) I think (or thought) I had found the right one!
Attending PT was a suggestion/invitation from my mentor at Marriage Works (everyone needs to go there for counseling/education) He is the best (you will see why I put HE and not THEY in another month). PT was the friendliest church I had ever been to. I mean – it was truly like family there. The kids loved it (a HUGE PLUS) I mean even N loved it! She couldn’t wait to get dressed up on Sunday to go to service (that NEVER happened before). Not to mention – I knew about 50% of the congregation from school or other activities I have participated in throughout my 32 (31 at the time) years. So long story short – I enjoyed myself. Their youth ministry was really good – the teen ministry was really good – and the service! WOW is all I can say! Did I mention the girls loved it? Yea -the girls LOVED it!!!
So you may wonder why I am speaking in PAST TENSE…… hummmm
