This little life of mine: new chapters

Today was a sweet sweet day.... It was our first sunday in our new church building. ....a building that has been a long time coming! you see for YEARS....and i mean YEARS, we have been cramming 120+ people into this tiny soap box of a church that comfortably probably sits 70ish (maybe less) .... for sundays on in we have squeezed on into our little home and really kinda have grown to love the place...but it was time to expand..its always been time to expand. So a couple of years ago after constant prayer by our body they decided to finally officially start our building project...there were little hiccups along the way, and some hurdles that had to be jumped but here we are 3 years later with an awesome building thats completely paid for thanks for our faithful and diligent body...but most importantly our awesome and faithful god. I walked into our sparkly new church and to be honest got a little misty.... it was joy mixed with a little bit of bittersweetness.
our other building was little...and dingy and hot and crowded....but it has always been my most favorite place to be. I have so many fond memories of that place and things will always be a little bit different now that we have transitioned...even if it is for the good. I came to fall in love with jesus in that run downed building... a 14 year old me sat in awe of his grace and came to a realization of who i was in christ in those little foldable chairs. I saw people who loved more than any i had ever met before and who desired whole heartedly to reach outside of our little 4 walls to share the love of christ with our small town. because of our close quarters we've been almost forced to get involved into each others lives and what a sweet thing that has been. learning to bear one another burdens and laugh and cry with those around us. i've loved our close knit relationships and the awesome fellowship that has been a blessing to so many of us! though its changing up a bit, i know whole heartedly that the things i love most about our church will only get better. I know it hasn't been our church building that makes this body of believers so great...but its the Holy spirit dwelling within us ...uniting us as one. its the hearts of every person who filled up that little place that have desired to live their whole lives as unto the lord, to serve one another with thankful and giving hearts.
I am so excited for this new chapter, and this opportunity for our church to grow. I think the lord has been preparing us over these past years for this time that is now here. I am excited for the new families and ministries and opportunities we will have to reach out to those around us who so desperately need hope. I have no idea what the Lord has planned, but i feel so blessed that i get to be a part of it!