This is true. And so many people didn't grow up going to church. Some people tell me that they went to Christmas services and some went to Easter services. A friend raised her children in church, like I did, and none of our children attend church. If my daughter has something going on, she will ask me to pray for her or something.
I believe this is true all over America, and probably other parts of the world as well. My home town used to have 11 churches, and they were packed on Sundays. I think there are 5 active churches now. But population keeps declining and school districts are combining because they don't have enough students for football teams, etc. Classes used to graduate 50+ students and now are closer to 20.
Churches that meet in homes is actually not uncommon in some places. I've known people who do home church with a couple or a few families. I think this might be true in China. I often think of my ancestors, who homesteaded around 1880. They lived many miles from their church. No cars, so it probably took a day to drive a team of horses to church and back, maybe even creating a need to stay overnight. But then, who was taking care of the farm, feeding the animals?
When my great grandfather came to Iowa, as a carpenter part of his living was building churches. Sometimes he would build churches for multiple denominations in the same town. Out in the country there was a church every few miles. Before 1900 there were two within two miles of dad's farm, plus two more a few miles south. So it was no trouble for people to hitch up the wagon and take the family on Sundays.
- but still wanted a CT scan to check it out. Started me on antibiotics and we'll have the scan results back in a couple of days. If doc is right I'll still get to have a little surgery, which is not great timing for my life right now, but that's how the cookie crumbles 
I know that eastern Iowa is more densely populated than western, but it is still more densely populated than places like South Dakota, so churches would be closer together there. One of my great grandfathers was born in Guttenberg, on the Mississippi River. His family was one of the Catholic families that came over from Bavaria to homestead and settle in the area relative to a bishop who worked to establish a Catholic community in the area. I was in Guttenberg a couple decades ago to assist my daughter with RAGBAI. So many beautiful stone buildings there. The European peasants came over and helped to build the communities and to homestead the land. One of my gg aunts was married to a man who helped build those beautiful buildings in Guttenberg. When homesteads became available, it was my gg grandmother who got one. They were awarded via a lottery, so she got one, and not her husband, but he was probably the one who worked the land.
I have not. It’s one of those to do things I’ve not tackled but it’s my 2022 must accomplish list. I’m making it top priority before we need to place a new order. Tired of buying it when I can make it. Another thing I’d like to be more self sufficient with.
I joined a soap making forum recently and wish I hadn’t. I know better than to stray from here. Once I get it worked out I’ll be happy to share details with you.
Do you have asthma? That sounds like me before an asthma attack.I don’t think so. It’s interesting. All stats are normal. Lungs clear. Just seems like a heavy weight on my ribs is best I can explain it. Worse when I stand up and start moving. Zero congestion. No fever. No abnormal lung sounds. Headache is gone and responded to excedrine when i had it and grumbly tummy stopped as soon as I stopped the extra vitamins. Antihistamines don’t seem to have to much effect on it.
