We’ve been on a journey of lasts for our Pastor Rick & Marie Baldwin at The Harbor as of late. Last Staff Prayer, last Staff Breakfast, last day in the office, last walk down the hall, last Sunday... ugh! I’ll be quick to admit I didn’t want to see them retire. I wanted to stay and soak in chapter one with them for...ever! It was comfortable. It was pleasant. I liked it. But, the sun kept rising and setting and the clocks kept ticking.
Monday morning came and we were hastily greeted with his desk being wheeled out of his office... He is officially retired. Sunday, he was able to share his final thoughts and walk us as a church through turning the page to the next chapter and the new pastor (watch HERE).
Thank you to all who took the time to write letters for Pastor Rick & Marie to honor their faithfulness and obedience to launch LIFT in 2015. If you’re still working on it – that’s ok. They’ve got an entire basket full to read. I think if you get them to us before or at the LIFT Celebration on October 1st – we’ll have plenty time to add them to their giant basket of letters.
Tomorrow our oldest grandson starts Kindergarten. How did we get here? Now, as he begins school tomorrow we are waiting on a new grandson’s birth (in the next couple weeks). Time is marching on. And God is giving such good, good gifts.
From retirement to Kindergarten and even awaiting a new birth – He has been good. In all my mess He has been merciful. In all my kicking and screaming He has been kind. “How kind the Lord is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours!” Psalm 116:5
What about you? Where has He shown up in your life lately? Take a moment and thank Him, invite Him, cry out to Him.
Listen to Chris’ message from 2 weeks ago in James 1:26-27 HERE
*Taken from LIFT weekly email.
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