Great Sunday

Our church, Mosaic, has three different gathering times, two on Sunday mornings and one on Sunday evenings. We attended our first evening gathering tonight, and I'm pretty sure we are hooked. We didn't know everyone there, but we felt like we did. We have been at Mosaic for nearly nine months now and we LOVE it. Tonight we loved it even more. In a sanctuary that holds over three hundred, it felt intimate. The worship was brilliant, and the message beautiful. I also adore the feeling of worship at the end of the day. We are more tired, but less distracted. We find ourselves a little more raw and less polished. We have had our day already and it has either treated us well or treated us poorly. But none of that matters because God is good and it is right to give him thanks and praise. As students at PLU we would sometimes sing for Evensong, a liturgical evening service. My favorite line was, "May our prayers rise before You as incense, a lifting up of our hands at the evening sacrifice." I love worshiping at the end of the day. In addition to loving the gathering itself, the boys did great. Instead of being amongst a throng of toddlers, Paul was with two other children and two care providers. Luke was able to behave well and enjoy his story in his classroom also.
Afterward we decided to celebrate God's goodness by getting some ice cream! We drove through McDonald's and the four dollars for four ice creams was infinitely worth it. We ended the evening with Luke and Paul sitting on the front porch sharing the last of Luke's cone. As a mom, this was such a beautiful moment. Thank you, Father God, for these children and all You are teaching me through them.

The Brothers Bangsund at their best.