Today was our last Sunday at our wonderful home church.....I knew the day would come sooner or later. But the Lord was good and gave much grace as we said good bye to many friends. He has been so faithful to us over the years there.....we have experienced sweet ministry opportunities, made wonderful friends, been in lots of plays (Peter was a baby Jesus our first year there!), laughed lots at 8 bean dinners!!, grown spiritually under wonderful, biblical teaching and preaching, shopped for Thanksgiving baskets, enjoyed picnics, watched the church grow (in size and number), and been blessed with the so many other sweet memories. We will greatly miss our church family, but know that we will be re-united again soon, and that our partnership in ministry will keep us bonded together in the service of Christ.......
so my heart is full of thankfulness tonight.....
......a GREAT drama this morning (250)
.....the Carpenter family (251)
.....Angela on the piano (252)
......"How Firm a Foundation" (253)....especially vs 3 and 4 (254)
.....the voices of small children singing (255)
.....the prayers of friends (256)
.....the encouragement to keep blogging (257).....even when I don't think anyone even reads them!!! (258....thanks Ms. Louise!!!!)
.....watching my kids make new friends quickly (259)
.....celebrating a birthday (260)
.....watching my kids TOTALLY love bouncing around in those fun bouncy house thingys!! (261)
.....laughter with the Bucklands (262)
.....a few quiet, unplanned moments with a dear friend (263)
.....more packing accomplished (264)
......going to church twice in one day (265)
......hearing a young preacher (266)
.....food and fellowship with church friends (267)
.....saying good bye for real this time (268)
.....having friends to say good bye to!! (269)
.....laughter on the phone (that's YOU Ang!!!) (270)
.....the tender heart of my son as he had to say good bye to a good friend (271)
.....the opportunity to explain (again) our obedience (as a family) to the plan of God in our lives (272)
.....the lessons learned from relationships (273)....and the patience to wait on the Lord in them (274)
....answered prayer for a friend (275)
.....protection of a friend's family (276)
.....knowing that the Lord already knows the future (277).....and that I dont' have to even think about it! (278)
.....forgiveness (279)
....mercy (280)
.....3 more mornings in wild wonderful west virginia!!! (281)
1 comment:
Christy, Christy, what can I say. I'm going to miss you. I know at first it will feel like you guys are just leaving for the summer again. It will hit us all in the fall I'm sure. Isn't life crazy! And God so good! Love ya wild woman!
Ang
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