Last night, we met with our priest and deacon and set a date to start the church's first Financial Peace University class! We had taught FPU before moving here 2 years ago, and have missed it greatly. We've always felt that the need was here, but weren't sure that we were being called to do it. Then we had a baby, then this, then that.... then we contacted our priest and he said he'd look into it, then he got sick, then the diocese had no answer.... UG!

It was a long road to get here, but now we've set a date and we couldn't be more excited. We have lots of families already interested. What's great is that our church has amazing facilities that are less than a year old and can easily accommodate a large group. We also have on-site child care!

Starting this up is a bit nerve racking - what if it doesn't go well? - but we're starting! This church is about 4x the size of our previous one, so I'm betting on a big turnout. Dare I say, I think our priest is even more excited than us. He sees the need every day. He was telling us of families making $100 - 120k per year talking about pulling there kids our of the Catholic school because they just can't afford it. "You've got to be kidding me!"