About 3 weeks ago my next door neighbors dad invited me to his church and I hadn’t been yet and had planned to go for Easter. Earlier this week when I was coming in the guy from next door invited me to his church and said his son was getting baptized so I definitely made up my mind to go. The father started a conversation with me while visiting his son. I was unloading my guitar out the car and he was outside smoking a cigarette. He invited me to come and sing and I told him I was a horrible singer, he said everyone can sing. Little did I know when I walked in that church what a voice he had. It was amazing and the first song of the service and one he sang solo was In The Garden. A song I’ve only known in the past 2 months or so and I can never seem to get all the way right. His singing was so beautiful and his voice so rich and soothing, not like my raw and harsh voice. He had lead parts in most of the songs sung ans music during worship is really important to me and needless to say I’ll definitely be there every Sunday I’m here.
The church was very different then my one at home, a very small country church, reminding me of churches in other country towns. Not perfect but I liked it. The sound system was no match for all the kids crowded in there especially after they decided it was a good idea to hand out candy in the middle of service that some parents didn’t want them eating right away. The mic at the pulpit wasn’t the best and all the other announcements I halfway heard over the clankity clank of dress shoes and heels on the loud wood floor. I liked it thought, it was cozy and I liked the hour church service compared tot he 3 hours I sit through at home, lol, which I will gladly sit through of course. (I also thought the song selections were too short I could’ve sang and clapped and listed a few more minutes on each song.
We took communion which was approached differently than in my home church but I am Baptist and this was a United Methodist church. At the front they had a loaf of bread and cups of juice, at first I thought everyone was taking sips out of the cup and I panicked. I knew drinking after all those people would be something that I wouldn’t be able to do. but, upon closer inspection they were just dipping the bread. I guess the older men that went first just needed to get a little closer to the glass to see, lol.
My neighbor’s son was baptized it was beautiful of course. They called the family up and his dad is married, darn!!!! (lol, just joking, I appreciate everyone that’s still married) but that voice, I can add it to my list of likes in future mates. Before I get too off track, lol, it was a very good day and even though I’ve only been to this church once and no one really talked to me they just kind of moved around me with some polite nods I know that by the time I leave I will really miss this church 
