...until my interview with the credentialing committee.  But who's counting ?

I got a call yesterday from the main person who's going to be interviewing DH and me, just to clarify a few things on our application.  I'm glad they're so thorough, because I don't want any creeps being able to get their credentials, but yikes!  It's sort of intimidating to go through myself.  One of the questions on the application was, "Have you consumed alcoholic beverages since conversion?"  Well, I was saved at age 5.  And, as most "church brats" do, I had a period of questioning my faith and rebelling just a tiny bit after college.  And yes, I drank socially.  But I have, since then, made a decision to abstain, and I don't believe it's something that a pastor should do at all.  But he just wanted to clarify my position on that.  A co-worker told me that it shows a huge amount of integrity for me to be honest, because I could just as easily checked "No" on the application and they would never have known the difference.

They also clarified some things about DH's portion of the application - he was abused as a kid and I think they wanted to make sure it didn't do any permanent damage (esp. since we work with kids!).  I assured them that he has been through counseling and God has done an amazing work healing him and bringing him to the place where he can forgive those who abused him.

But yeah - like I said, they're very thorough.  But I figure, if they only credentialed people who never sipped alcohol and who came from perfectly functional families, they would have no pastors!

I need to go out and buy a suit for the interview.  After quitting my job in Corporate America, I got rid of almost all my suits because I never really wore them.  Okay, I'm rambling.  I'm excited...and nervous...but more excited than anything! 

By the way, I started putting together a web site as part of my Pastoring Children class...it's at http://leanneweber.tripod.com.  Check it out if you'd like - it's far from finished and I plan to find a MUCH better picture of myself, lol!  This one was taken at the end of class on a bad hair day when I hadn't plucked my eyebrows in awhile...Let me know what you think so far!!