Thank you

This post is a "thank you" and a tribute to my church family at FUMCHS.

Dear friends and family of FUMCHS,

GOD has provided such an amazingly wonderful opportunity for myself and my girls. And yet it is with very mixed emotion that we move on. We move on with the knowledge and faith that He is in charge and that He is fulfilling His purpose in us and through us......and yet we also leave with sadness.

Five years ago, our family moved to this community. Shortly after arriving we were blessed to join our brothers and sisters at FUMCHS. YOU have been such a vital part of our life. YOU have been "heart and hands" of JESUS to our family.

I have watched my little girls as they grow into young women of faith, and YOU have played a part in that in many, many ways.

YOU have walked beside our family in dealing with the pain of addiction, YOU have been on suicide watch with me.

YOU have given us prayer and support through a divorce and held me when my sister died.

YOU cared for us when my elbow "got broke."

In the middle of the night, when the house flooded ........YOU just showed up and got to work.......WE can laugh at that one now, right?

When I took the new "commuter job" and my truck broke down just a few days later, well that was "just another miracle" which YOU participated in.

YOU have taught my girls how to knit and how to serve. YOU have sent them to camp. YOU attended their awards banquet when I had to work. YOU hemmed the gown and delivered it to school on the day of the performance. YOU provided "taxi service". YOU stood with them as they made their confirmation. On the night that I told them we were leaving, YOU came and sat and offered comfort. YOU have prayed for them and with them. YOU have prayed for me.

Most of all, YOU have loved us and shown us the love that GOD calls us to. So, although it is with sadness that we leave, it is a sadness mixed with joy that comes from having loved and having been loved. I will cherish these memories always.

When I reflect over these last several years, I am blessed to see where the Lord has brought this church family. The fruit of your faith becomes more and more obvious each day. And He's here, you know.......the HOLY SPIRIT inhabits your praise!!


Please remember us in your prayers as we will YOU.