Smorgasboard of things :)

I actually tried to post this on Monday but apparantly internet explorer 9 and blogger don't work together? I removed it today and am back to IE8... Anyone else have this problem?

We have some typical spring weather here today...rain. I know it's necessary, but when it rains all day long, it just wears on you... Anyway, at least I had to work...didn't feel so bad about being stuck inside on a dreary day :) It's 66 today and tomorrow I guess it's supposed to be 43 or so :(

I have a few topics that are really brief each so I thought I would just post them all in one :)

Thought #1:
How do you search for a church? What is important to you? What do you feel you can overlook?

We're back on the hunt for a church to attend. We found one that after going twice we seem to like. We feel welcomed and the people there will speak english to us instead of only speaking dutch... but it's 35 minutes away. With gas prices being as high as they are (near $3.85 a gallon right now) we don't know how often we could make it there... But the churches really close to us, we have tried and we don't feel like they are a fit for one reason or another. Just would like to hear what some of you look for in a church :)

Thought #2:
Something I've been thinking about lately is going back to school to get a teaching degree. I really loved substitute teaching when I did it last year and miss it. I loved being in the classroom, teaching the students (when the teachers got to know me, they would leave actual lesson plans for me to go through with the students...especially for math -- my absolute favorite subject lol), and just seeing the light bulb go off in their heads when a topic finally made sense to them. That was just so rewarding. As with any job, there are down sides. But does that not make it worth it? If I could go back and change what I went to school for, would I? I think I might. I had thought about going to school for a science teacher, but at the time I was told no that it wouldn't be a good fit for me. Now I'm thinking of going for...math teacher! In a way I feel like this might be God's hand because for the past (near) 2 years, I have had this feeling of wanting to get an education degree. But on the other hand, I wonder if I should because will I be able to find a job or will I be getting married in the next couple years and then wanting to stay home to take care of my wifely duties? All these questions keep running through my head...

I know there was a reason why I went to school for mechanical engineering, but truthfully, I haven't figured out the reason yet. Do I think it was a mistake to get a degree? Absolutely not. But I wish I would have put more thought (and prayer) into what I went to school for and not just gone for what I thought would meet the approval of my parents. Hopefully with prayer and time, I will be able to sort this one out :)

Thought #3:
I have been pondering this slightly ever since reading the blog post on this. How do "superstition" and religion fit together? Over on About Amish's blog, she has been answering questions about the Amish lifestyle and one question was about supersitions that the Amish believe and how they link "luck" to God's hand. How do you think they fit together? Do you think being supersitious means not trusting God? Do you think those things are "signs" from God?

That's it for today! I look forward to hearing your thoughts on any of these :)

Blessings in Christ,