Back in the Day...Part Seven

I left off with our opening Sunday. Like most new plants, our attendance was lower the second Sunday (mostly because so many people had come from out of town to support us that first Sunday). People were interested and excited about Forefront! At this point, I started to feel peace. I think actually seeing the campus launch and be successful was what made the difference in me. My mind so easily wanders to the negative: What if no one shows up and we fail? What if we get fired? Seeing that people actually enjoyed the service and wanted to get plugged in made me feel better.

Looking back I'm disappointed that I didn't rely on God more. It wasn't until after I had the results that I started feeling better. It's so typical of me and all of us, I think. We are full of fear and doubts until we feel like Jesus actually shows up (which is so dumb because he's always right there!). Wouldn't it be great if I had felt peace the whole time simply because this was God's church and HE was going to provide everything?

Everything was going great with Forefront and with me and Vince. He was busy, but he was excited! I was busy, but I was energized. We were connecting with people and getting people plugged in. Everything was going according to plan.

Then I got pregnant!

We found out on my birthday, August 19, 1998. I still have the card from the flowers that Vince bought me that day: "It's impossible to find flowers as beautiful as you are. I love you-Vince." We were so excited. It was a planned pregnancy. The church was more established, we had been married for over 4 years, and our marriage was in good shape.

Then I watched the movie, Simon Burch, and my world fell apart...

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