churches and cleansing

it has been awhile since i wrote, i know. i don't know who is even going to continue reading this. but alas, i shall continue to write.

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i have been here for two weeks now, and it is going well. i don't love it here yet, i need to find a church and friends first. that will help. i went with kelly to her church last week, st louis catholic and i hate to admit it, but i really didn't like it. it was definitly not the place for me. luckily, kelly is really into helping me find a church home so she has been asking everyone she knows. i just got home from going to a brand new church (this was their third week meeting) called dc metro church that meets in a movie theater. it was okay. but just okay. the worship was trying too hard to be edgy and for some reason, people that use little head set microphones really bug me. the message wasn't bad, it was about dispelling common myths about god, but i am used to a church that goes through a particular passage. when you can sit through a whole sermon without opening your bible and reading something for yourself, that doesn't feel right.

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i am not totally discounting it. i think i'll give it another shot. as i sat there though, i thought about how this world doesn't need any new churches. there are so many, especially in this country! we need to be more willing to come alongside other believers in churches that already exist and bring our gifts and talents there. churches that are dead need life brought back into them! there are so many divisions in the church, i think that it breaks god's heart. we are all one body in christ! i think we all need to learn how to live that out better. myself included big time.

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in other news, i am planning on starting the master cleanse tomorrow. i find it kinda funny because while so many of my friends did it in minneapolis, i vowed i never could. but now i am. i feel like over the summer with all my transience, i didn't take the best care of my body. the other day, that so inspired me to make this decision. i'm actually excited about it! i wish that someone was doing it with me so i could have support but instead, all of you are going to support me. i am going to try and write a "report" on my progress every day for the 10 days that i do it. i hope that afterwards, i will be able to change my habits in dieting and exercise and become a healthier person. this will be fun!