Building Bridges

Let me start by saying I know that God wants me to write this posting, because the enemy is doing everything he can to keep me from being able to write: My dishwasher broke, so I'm having to wash all my dishes by hand; my ordinarily easy going two year old decided to scream for an hour a half at bedtime; my infant son can't stop eating; and of course my dog needed to go out as soon as I thought everything else was under control! I'm so thankful that my husband is so willing to help me, because with our team work and constant prayer, everything is calm now! Okay...for the first time in about six years, I am not teaching Sunday school, so I am able to be a member of an adult Sunday school class at our church. This Sunday our lesson was all about growing our circle of influence and building bridges with people, so that we have the opportunity to share Christ. I'm very excited to put this lesson into practice in my life, but I really have a hard time knowing where to begin. Until we moved to Elberton, GA in May, I had always worked outside the home, either full or part-time, and these jobs gave me opportunities to be around nonchristians on a daily basis. I shared something in common with these people, because of our jobs. Now, I have the awesome opportunity to be a stay at home mom. I know my passions are raising children, teaching, reading, working with young people, advocating adoption (we adopted my two year old as a newborn infant), and reaching out to families of premature babies (my infant son was born at 33 weeks and spent 13 days in the NICU), but I don't know how to use these passions to meet nonchristians here in Elberton. I have thought about trying to start a playgroup for preschool age children where I could meet other moms, and I've thought about trying to join the YMCA where I can meet other people. I know I need to reach out more to my neighbors! Still, I'm just not sure where to start! I'm so excited about the way our Sunday school lesson pointed out the fact that the apostle Paul was always reaching out to those around him, finding common ground, and presenting the gospel to them. I'm praying about how to follow that example in my own life.
So...I'm looking for ideas, advice, suggestions, prayers, helpers, etc. in this area of my life. After you read this, please leave me comments! Thanks everyone! Have a great week!