On To Our Next "Journey"

Back in November of 2006, in one of my very first blogs, I wrote about a church that Hannah and I tried out. It was called Journey Church and it was a quick mention in that blog - basically I just said that it was new to the community, we tried it, and we liked it. I could have never imagined back then that Journey would end up meaning so much to us. That service we went to was the very first preview service. In Feburary, we went to the launch service with Rob in tow. We liked it and decided to try it again that next week. Weeks turned into months and months turned into years. We loved our church and our church family. It was our first "family" church - our kids were dedicated in that church and we made what I hope to be lifelong friends there. I had never felt like such a part of a church and I know they are as fond of us as we are of them. Today, things were forever changed. The Journey we began as a family back in Feb 2007 has morphed into something else as Journey has decided to close it's doors and join up with another church in the area called Heartland Church. Some of our Journey friends went to Heartland ahead of us, so I am looking forward to reuniting with them, but I would be lying if I didn't say I was at least a little sad to see this chapter coming to an end. However, as I was reminded today in our great last service as Journey: our church may not look the same and it may not feel the same, but nothing can change how we feel about our church family. I believe God just has a new chapter for us to start and I'm looking forward to it!