The time has come

The time has come for a candidate for my position to be here at Faith Church. She will be here the weekend of Sept. 15-18. There will be a dinner for our Sunday School staff on Saturday evening to meet her and she will be in all 3 services on Sunday. The following Sunday (9/25) we will vote on her. Absentee voting will be available in the office starting Monday, 9/19.

This year of my notice to retire has been a very long time. I have had lots of time to think about things - what has been accomplished in the last 17 years that I've been here and what I wish I could have been accomplished. This is what God called me to and I have loved my position here at Faith Church. I am very thankful to God for all of you parents and volunteers and how well you have treated me.

I know that I am going to miss all of you, miss being in the building all the time and talking with so many of you about any and everything. But, I also know that I am glad I will be home and be able to take my time doing some things, getting my house organized in a better way and having fun with my family (including all 16 grandchildren). The only commitment I have made so far is to finish out this year with my Bible study on Thursday mornings. Only the Lord knows what else He will give me to do later.

As you can see from my last few blogs, time has been an issue that's on my mind. I went to a family reunion in Buffalo a couple weeks ago because it has been a long time (8 yrs.) since all 5 of us (2 brothers, 2 sisters and myself) had been together in the same place at the same time. It was fun to see everyone and talk about lots of memories as we grew up in Buffalo, New York.