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Confirmation
Oct. 2nd, 2011 08:22 amDelia has decided not to be confirmed.
She agonized and went back and forth a lot on this in her inimitable Delia manner, but finally made the final decision last Wednesday night. I'm sad about it, but not surprised. Rob is not a church goer at all, although he was amenable to both girls being baptized. I have always believed it's a child's own decision, and I would never force her to do this if she didn't want to, and she doesn't. She says she simply doesn't believe. I admitted there are times that I have difficulty believing myself.
From now on, I'll be going to church alone. It's a lot lonelier way to do it. It's one reason I wished my sisters and my parents and I lived closer to each other (we're about a half hour apart), so that we could attend the same church. For most of my life going to church has meant going with family. Of course, that day would have come someday only, and now it's just a little earlier. But she may never have that as a part of her life. Of course, that may change. Either way, I will she will always be in my prayers.
She agonized and went back and forth a lot on this in her inimitable Delia manner, but finally made the final decision last Wednesday night. I'm sad about it, but not surprised. Rob is not a church goer at all, although he was amenable to both girls being baptized. I have always believed it's a child's own decision, and I would never force her to do this if she didn't want to, and she doesn't. She says she simply doesn't believe. I admitted there are times that I have difficulty believing myself.
From now on, I'll be going to church alone. It's a lot lonelier way to do it. It's one reason I wished my sisters and my parents and I lived closer to each other (we're about a half hour apart), so that we could attend the same church. For most of my life going to church has meant going with family. Of course, that day would have come someday only, and now it's just a little earlier. But she may never have that as a part of her life. Of course, that may change. Either way, I will she will always be in my prayers.