yes, that is the most annoying fact. they know i have kids!!!! i am always
bringing in my 4 kids to church!!!
may we strive to do the will of god in all we do in our lives
martin family
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From: Helena
To: RecipesAndMore@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 2:33 AM
Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Re: feeling left out
Oh, I can relate to that. I often felt left out at my church, even if there
were some great people there. People were nice to me -- At least most of them
were -- but I was never included in things. I belonged to a prayer group, and
we use to meet twice a month. But sometimes I heard they had been meeting at
each other's homes, singing and praying, or just fellowshipping. But I was
never asked to join.
But that was really stupid, that they didn't seem to want you to hold the
baby. They must know that you've got children of your own. But some people
don't want me to hold their babies either. Except once, when a school mate at
the school for grown-ups just handed her child over to me, saying: "Just hold
Nellie while I take off my coat, will you?" One of the elderly women came over,
saying: "Oh, there's no need, I'll take her!" But the mother stood her ground,
saying: "Oh, but I've just given her to Helena, and she's settling down nicely."
But it was clear that the elderly lady didn't trust me. Not because I can't
have children of my own, but because, of course, that I can't see.
Helena
----- Original Message -----
From: trinh martin
To: RecipesAndMore@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 3:30 AM
Subject: [RecipesAndMore] feeling left out
hi
do anyone here feel sometimes they are left out of the loop?
i go to a church that i have attnded on and off since i was a teenager. i
left when i was about 18 to attend college, but i still always came to see them
on my vacations. anwya, sicne we moved back to live with my parents, i have
been attending here for nearly a year.
one would think that one would feel more family like with the church. i
don't know how to explain this...
we have met a few good folks from the church and we do things from time to
time with them if they call and ask if we woudl like to come along for this or
that. sometimes, i have asked such and such to take me to the store, and we
have a great time.
my thing is feeling more excepted with the church. for instance, they have
baby showers, weddings showers and never ask if i want to come along.
today, they had a 1 month old baby come to the church. i had to make
several hints and finally had to just come out and ask if the baby was still
around and could i hold him. it is a long story, but first the pastor's wife
asked if i had held the baby since he was so small and she figured i would be
reminded of philip when he was a baby. anyway, she told the grandma of the
baby that she would hold anna-lynn so i could hold the baby. Well, vicky
walked with me to the church kitchen, but still never handed the baby over and
after about 20 mins, i asked her about the baby. she had said at first before
we went off to the kitchen that john, her son was in a hurry to go home, but
when i got to the kitchen, he was just sitting around. vicki handed the baby
to another lady.
anyway, that was one way i felt left out today.
later, the women were talking about a wedding shower that is to take place
this coming saturday. no one asked me anything about coming etc.
this has happened for baby showers as well.
got to go take care of anna-lynn.
mabye this is all just trivial.
may we strive to do the will of god in all we do in our lives
martin family
may we strive to do the will of god in all we do in our lives
martin family
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