A few weeks ago, I submitted my resignation. For most of my adult life, I’ve worked for the same organization that I grew up in. In some ways, it’s been a family thing. While my parents retired as ordained ministers of The Salvation Army, I have served as a full-time employee for over 18 years.
Over those years, I’ve learned a lot and I’ve grown a lot. I’ve met amazing people and had incredible opportunities that I will never forget. It has been a privilege in so many ways to serve and minister alongside people with a heart for their work and for this world.
I’ve seen God move and I’ve known Him deeply. I’ve witnessed transformation at work. I’ve watched some people’s lives change dramatically in an instant and others in small ways over many years. He is a faithful, graceful, and abundant God.
I’ve written a bit here and there and I’ve been amazed and grateful to watch those words travel the world and start conversations that cover thousands of miles in mere moments. Somehow, my voice has found a small place to sit and be and speak. That has opened doors to share stories with people that have changed my life. Now I have a new opportunity before me, and it is time for me to go on from here.
Part of that is opening myself up to the fullness of what is next. While this devotional, discipleship thing has always been separate from my work, it’s also always been just close enough. The edges blurred into each other. One fed the other. The stories and blessings intermingled and transcended any differences. It has been a good thing and it’s ok for good things to end.
So thank you. Thank you for your support throughout the life of this blog. Thank you for reading, whether you’ve read a lot or a little, I appreciate the time you have given to these words. Thank you for discipling with me, for following with me, for being with me. It has been a fantastic experience since my first post went up on November 23, 2013. Thank you for the conversations, thank you for the messages, thank you for your friendship.
There’s more for me to learn and to see. There’s more for me to wonder about, more to discover. There’s more for me to experience and to write. I expect inspiration will continue to show up unannounced. I expect I will still find stories that move me to share them in some way. I expect that those stories will find ways to connect with the minds and hearts that need them as they always seem to do. I hope that some of you might be among those.
Here’s to you and to me and to all that lay ahead. Here’s to going on from here.
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Stoker!
Cheering you and yours on. This is a wild ride, but excited for you. There’s ALWAYS more with Jesus, the Author and Perfecter. He said that greater things than He did we would get to do…!!! He’s taking a risk with us wasters, but He does know what he’s doing.
His love will make it possible.