Day: June 5, 2015

Seems like my mind gets frozen up on Sundays for some reason. Guess that may be due to being forced to follow my parents’ religion for too long.  I still believe in God, but never believed in the United Church of Christ’s way of worship.  Converted to the Methodist way of worshipping God.  Now that I am a happily married adult you would think I would have grown out of those old lessons that were beat into me.  Married a Catholic just to piss my father off.  Actually, I like my husband, so I converted him out of Catholicism.

We just don’t go to church any more due to his work schedule.  My husband is a wonderful person, who takes care off my health needs.  I was not used to that behavior by an adult male before.  Women were always thought of as second class citizens where I grew up…

Back in the 80’s I was a very happy American, trying to help people in foreign countries like Africa.  I remember doing Hands across America back then.  Unfortunately, where I lived there were not a lot of people interested.  So we  sort of had a broken line, but we tried!  Was a Girl Scout who participated in flag ceremonies locally.

Went to Virginia to attend General Synod with the church my parents belonged to.  Was the first time I flew in a commercial air plane.  Talk about having to trust God!  Made it safely there, to experience living proof that the church was full of self centered bigots.  Had pretty well came to that conclusion during my confirmation years, when I was lied to and forced to join a church I did not believe in due to their money hungry ways.

Went off to a different state to attend college…