January 30, 2015

hello, friends! grab a cup of coffee & sit down with me for a bit. i want to chat with you about something that is dear to my heart & part of my life that sometimes goes unshared.

i first want to begin by sharing my intentional choice to rarely speak openly about my faith & personal beliefs. i do this not because it isn’t a huge part of my life, but because i firmly believe this is an inclusive space where we can all learn & grow from one another.

often times i feel like we get so caught up in the details of other’s personal beliefs that we unintentionally build walls to separate us from the “other.” friends, i want to break down those walls! let’s use this space to encourage one another along our own unique journeys & live out the truth that ultimately, love wins.

these are the people who lay down their to do lists & stop everything that they’re doing to help me with my little business when i am a helpless puddle of stress. 

& although church isn’t a building, a building is where these people whom i dearly love gather. 

almost two years ago, we lost our church building & we’ve been adamantly searching for another meeting space since. after a long & extensive search for a new place to meet, we finally found a new church home! and on easter sunday, we’re going to celebrate by having our first worship gathering in our new space!

simply put, we’re no mega church & there’s a lot of work to be done.

with a shoe string budget, we need to literally raise the roof. we also hope to install a small kitchen & we must tear down walls to make the space more functional. we will also create an inspiring space for our littles to gather & our plan is to decorate with secondhand finds to make the space a little more inviting.

friends, we need to raise $20,000 in the next two months.