Kingdom Hearts

As I am sure everyone knows by now, me and my family will be moving to Longview soon as I begin a new career as a therapist in a psychiatric facility in just less than 3 weeks.

This weekend while on the road, my wife and I were talking about what kind of things we will and won’t miss about preaching these past 11 years.  So as I was thinking about it more this morning, I thought I would post some of the things I will miss the most about my life as a preacher:

1. The brethren here in La Grange.  Incredible group of people that I love tremendously.
2. The feeling of fulfillment I get during the day from sitting in my office and spending several hours at a time studying my Bible.
3. The relationships I established in the community here in La Grange.  Great people here, for sure.
4. The time I was able to spend with people in need of encouragement.
5. Having the time to do things for others that actually matter.   
6. The personal satisfaction I feel when people tell me that my lessons benefited them in some way.
7. The opportunities to teach people God’s plan of salvation and seeing the happiness that accompanies their response.
8. The flexibility of schedule that allowed me to sometimes take the boys to the office or on visits with me.  Cody will probably miss this more than me, even.
9. The flexibility of schedule during the day to take care of personal business that a “9 to 5″ job will not afford.
10. The people who feel like they need to take the preacher out to eat all the time.
11. The enjoyment of teaching on a consistent basis.
12. The time that preaching allows me to spend blogging.
13. The camaraderie and fellowship I have with other preachers.
14. Being only an hour away from my parents in Victoria.
15. The amount of time I get to spend on facebook during the day, which is way too much. LOL!

I am quite positive that there are other things that I will miss that I just don’t realize yet or that I am not thinking of right now.  And yes, some of these I will still be able to enjoy doing to a degree, but not as part of my every day work as a representative of the congregation here. 

Peace!