Pet Peeve of the Day

Ok, here's my pet peeve for today - people who interrupt others during a worship service at church.

I'm not sure why all these other people are going to church - because they're suppose to, because their spouses make them (although I suspect my dh goes because I make him, although he's a big boy and he doesn't have to go if he doesn't want to, I'm not responsible for his spiritual life I don't think, in fact Biblically it might be the other way around - I need a *shrugging icon* inserted here), because they've always gone, - I don't know.

But I go into the worship service on Sunday morning with the attitude that I am there to worship. So I like to close my eyes and think about the words we're singing, I like to be alone with my God, I like to look up the Scriptures the Pastor is using and see if I have notes that will expound on his preaching, or more often I like to leave myself notes about whatever he's preaching on.

So why when I am trying to enjoy my worship must everyone interrupt me. Do you have to hand me a picture while I'm closing my eyes praying, do you have to tell me your going to go help in such a such an area, do you have to tell me your kid likes yellow, or whatever other inane thing you have to report to me. Do you have to tell me all of these things in the middle of the worship service? Can nothing wait until AFTER the service is over? It's so rude. Don't interrupt me - I'm busy!

I think I might need to sit on the front row so people won't feel the need to approach me in the middle of the service!! Although dh will NEVER go for sitting closer to the front and I really do prefer to be WITH my family during the service.

I just was so frustrated this morning. I thought to myself "I need to find a church where nobody knows me so I can worship in peace!" Which is very sad - I'm on staff at this church and I love the people there and I want to worship with them - they are my extended family. But they won't let me worship in peace!!

aaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

OK, vent over the day. Back to your regularly scheduled posting.

Tomorrow I'm going to have dinner with a friend who I've known online for 10 years! She's in CA for work and is staying about an hour from my house. I can't pass up the opportunity to meet her face to face finally. She has a 10 year old dd and a 6 year old dd so we're living parallel lives on opposite sides of the country!! Speaking of which I need to call her and double check where we're meeting.

Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite. (I never repeat the rest of that rhyme aloud for fear dd will think she actually has bed bugs - she use to have nightmares about spiders!)