Here I sit on our patio on a beautiful sunny day here in White Rock. This morning it was raining, but thankfully by this afternoon, it is sunny. We were at the beach earlier doing some people watching… that is 
always fun. I think there is some reading issues with our population though… there is a sign that says no smoking and no pets on the promenade, yet you see a lot of people smoking and walking their dog. Since the bylaw officers are around everyday, I am sure they will be caught at some point. Guess it pays to learn to read LOL.
So our water feature is just about done.
We did it on a budget, and as you can see from the picture, I think we did a good job. Somewhere in those plants are two gold fish. Hopefully they adjust nicely to their new home. I still want to put a small Japanese Maple tree beside the pond and then I think it’s done. I think our back patio is looking pretty good. We have 2 tomato plants and 1 serenno pepper plant. We also have a lime bush and a lemon bush. Hopefully at some point we will get some fruit/vegies out of our efforts. If not, there is always the grocery store LOL.
As I sit here on a Sunday afternoon,
I think of all the people that were in church this morning. I sure don’t miss it. I keep thinking I should miss church, but I don’t. I miss the people, but I don’t miss the sadness of going home after church alone. Most people do church every sunday, but the rest of the week, they don’t think about the people in the church. Why bother seeing people once a week for an hour or so and then have no other contact with them other times. I just don’t see the point. I can worship God anywhere, so I don’t need church for that. In fact I worship God the best at the beach or sitting on my patio listening to worship music. I sure don’t need church for that. I find church is to constricting. You have to follow their rules and how they believe in God. I have no desire for someone telling me how I should worship, how I should believe and how I should act. I think I could handle it if God tells me to go to a certain church. I know he will give me the abilities to have patience with the rules if it is supposed to be a place we should be going. So far we haven’t found that place. We do pray for guidance though, so it isn’t as if we refuse to go to church.
We used to go to a Vineyard church and did like the style of it. I think if they put one in South Surrey, we would at least try it out, but so far there isn’t plans to put one out here. The closest one is in Langley, and we just didn’t get along with the people there and we were hurt fairly badly by a bunch of the people, so we have no desire to go back. I think you have to get along with the people in a church if you want to go there. The church we used to go to when we first moved to Surrey become to political for us… too many rules, ect. How can one dictate how long a song can be played in a worship service… geshhh… I just don’t understand that. Guess the will of God is second to being in control of the songs in worship. I am just not into rules and politics and if people need that, that is ok. Just don’t expect me to like it. I am ok with not going to church for now. Problem with my way of thinking is that our Christian friends don’t agree and so we don’t have a lot of Christian friends anymore because they believe that to be a good Christian, you have to go to church. Oh well… it’s a lonely life, but at least I am living it the way I believe in. I know we are living it the way God wants us to, so what more can I do… i am ok with it for the most part.
So I guess I should finish some planting of the roses. I got a few from my mom yesterday, so I should find a place
for them in our back patio. I also think at some point we will have to take the car out for a drive with the convertible top down … I hear it calling me from downstairs.
