emotional

i lost it this morning.

i woke up in a room full of high school guys at Fall Retreat today and the first thing on my mind was . . . this is my last day as a their youth pastor.

after several students shared a testimony of something God did at the retreat, i had my chance to give some final words.

the emotions came and the tears rolled before i could get even one word out. a few things i was able to share through the tears:

(1) i am proud of you

(2) i have been privileged to lead you

(3) i believe God wants to teach you some new things through a new leader

(4) i am excited to see what God has in store for the future for each of you

(5) thank you

i couldn't have asked for a better retreat! God was faithful once again and i enjoyed the weekend so much!

tonight, we officially close this chapter of our lives in ministry and open a new one.

thanks to all of you who have made this chapter so special!

thanks to God for allowing us to be used to impact lives at Dayspring!

it has been amazing!