Endings and New Beginnings

I'm sitting here at my desk this morning making lists of things that I need to get done today when I get off or things I need Chris to do while I'm at work and he isn't today. One of the things on my list was to e-mail Beth to let her know where we stopped in Acts last Sunday in Sunday School. As I started typing the e-mail I also wanted to tell her about next Sunday, the girls want to go out to lunch or something like that because its mine and Chris's last Sunday. About then it hit me, this will be our last Sunday in this church. This place where we have made friends, worked, served and grown a whole lot over the last 5-7 years, we will be entering the last time before we head to Arizona. Our attachment has little to nothing to do with the building, because we've only been in this building a couple of years but with the people. There are people in that church from a couple of months old to quite a bit older that we have grown very fond of. As time for us to move grows very close very fast, I will have a lot of hard days to come. I know that, but it doesn't make it any easier. I will miss this place and these people. Some of those crazy Sophomore girls have challenged my heart and mind in ways that blow me away. I pray they continue to do that to every teacher, friend and mentor they have in their life. They are such amazing girls. I can't wait to see what Father has in store for them!

So pray for us on Sunday. Leaving these people won't be easy. We will miss them very much.