Settling In

Our little family has been thoroughly welcomed by our New Church. We made our official first appearance this past Sunday, with Matt assisting with some prayers and communion, and Simon and I standing briefly to say "hi" to the entire congregation. Although the role of the pastor's spouse has thankfully changed a lot over the years (in the Methodist church anyway), it's still a role, I suppose - I don't know tons of other jobs where your spouse gets introduced to 300+ of your colleagues/clients all at once, and Matt's "clergy profile" on the Conference website lists me as his spouse, right after the name of the seminary he attended. That's weird, right? I can't imagine a professional profile of me, or of many other jobs, where not just your marital status but the name of your spouse is listed. I do feel "watched" a lot, right now because it's new I'm conscious of it but soon I guess my usual personality of "[forget] it" will take over ... :) It was a great day, with a cookout and celebration afterward - I would guess there are also not many professions where your official welcome comes with a big waterslide and a cornhole tournament on the front lawn. I'm excited about the new placement, and I hope it's as good for the New Church as I think it will be for us.

 

 

David's new hobby at the New Church - this is a rug
in the Narthex and he just does laps, over and over :)

Simon and my "before" panty organization picture.
Not sure why he wanted to be in it,
or what is up with the face ...