It's the final count down.....

As I write this blog it is 3:50 in the am and I am tired and dragging bad. Friday is less than 24 hours away, Friday the day we load up the old U-haul a move our family to Stockton.

I am still in disbelief about the whole situation. If you have been following our family saga you will know that we are taking the largest step of faith in ministry that we have taken in a long time.

I've said it before and it bares repeating, I/we had became very comfy in Gridley, not a whole lot of the unexpected. Needless to say we had become pretty good and maintaining a steady course without many surprises.

If I may be honest, I was so too comfortable in Gridley....I knew where I stood as a man, and as a minister. Even working here at the hospital the last 6 months, I had a routine and I was confident in it. I had been preaching once a month for the last few months, doing worship and youth of course. But it all seemed almost too easy.

Now I know that we are called to Stockton, no doubt, but I have a lot of feelings, that I need to express and explain.

At Christian Life we had become a major part of the program, more like associate pastors than anything. Five years of service and a lot of time building up confidence with the congregation there.

Now at Lakeview, we know nobody, and nobody knows us. Will our new pastors help acclimate us to the congregation? of course, but the fact remains we are the new kids on the block.

I'm not fearful, just uncertain of the unknown...it's a natural human reaction.

A year from now when we are in full swing and have the new routine down and everything is cruising at full speed, I will look back at this blog entry and laugh....HA! But right now I just want to get in our new home and start this chapter rolling.