Chosing our religion

This is going to be a semi-short one because well, I'm not stupid. I know that you aren't really supposed to talk about religion or politics (too late), or sex. Rules are meant to be broken.

I grew up Catholic. Went to church a lot, not every Sunday, but enough to get the picture. Went through Communion and all of the classes. I mostly fought with my brother in the pews of the church, played a game that involved saying "You are totally going to marry the next person who walks through the door", drew pictures and slept. Yeah, I'm a bad Catholic, but it wasn't all totally for nothing. I believe in God. I hate preachy people. I hate when people say they will pray for me. Like, "Stefanie, I hope that your appointment with the florist goes well, I'll pray". Thanks, because if it doesn't go well there is going to be a baby's breath throw down and I'll need your prayer to not make that happen. I appreciate the sensitivity in religious folks, the willingness for forgive and forget, but not the closed off, holier-than-thou (pardon the pun) aspect.

Michael grew up Lutheran and even attended a Seventh Day Adventist's school when he was growing up in South Dakota. Like me, he never regularly attended church but he is a religious guy. His parents remain religious, attending church every Sunday and Mike's grandparents were the one's who suggested we do a Communion during our wedding ceremony.

When we met and started dating religion never came up. It was totally a moot point, one that didn't matter. We really liked each other, and there would be nothing that could come between us, especially a difference in religions. After our engagement we started talking about who would marry us. We thought about ordaining a family member or friend online, but even though we aren't all that religious we still wanted a little bit of Jesus in there somewhere, mostly for our (read: Mike's) family members. We sought after different Pastors and decided on Pastor Randy Williams. A Christian non-denominational Pastor with a great personality, sense of humor, and understanding.

Having a non denominational pastor was a great choice for us. We booked him upon our first meeting and do not regret a single thing. During our ceremony we will be pronouncing our own vows, having a few readings and doing a small communion between just the two of us. I'm looking most forward to the ceremony: at dusk, a chill in the air, and Mike and I becoming one.