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October 6th, 2023

This week, Leigh-Ann and I reached a new milestone in life…our oldest daughter turned 22.

It seems like just yesterday that we were at St. Mary’s hospital for her birth. It was certainly not easy…(I had to hold Leigh-Ann’s hand and make sure she had enough water J) but eventually our first baby was born.

I have to say, Alexa has been a huge blessing. She loves Jesus, is a great older sibling, is incredibly talented and beautiful and smart. I may be a bit biased, but she really is a good kid…except for the time when she stood up to us in front of company at age three…or the time she threw a fit in JC Penney and I had to leave the cart and deal with her.

We have created memories on vacations, on the soccer field, movie nights at home and random experiences with vehicles and certain people.

As her parents, we are absolutely in her corner. When she gets a good grade or has a special opportunity, we feel her excitement. When she has a struggle, we want to take it for her. We are incredibly grateful for the woman God is helping her to become.

Although our relationship is not always easy and certainly not perfect, over the course of our lives, we have grown to trust and love and support each other.

Trust is vital for a successful relationship.

This Sunday, I look forward to continuing our sermon series “Reclaimed Faith” with a sermon from Ezra 8. During this part of the book, we are introduced to Ezra taking a few thousand of his closest friends on a 1,000 mile trip through the wilderness from Babylon to Jerusalem.

But it was an even bigger undertaking than guiding people to move a thousand miles back home…they were carrying millions of dollars’ worth of gold and silver.

They absolutely needed to trust each other….but even more important, they learned to trust God.

How did they achieve this level of trust in God and each other?

The good hand of the Lord was upon them…and in case you are interested, the good hand of the Lord can be on you too.

For the rest, you’ll have to come on Sunday 😊.

I hope to see you at 8:00, 9:15 (Full KidCity available), or 10:45 am (Full KidCity available), or you can watch the Livestream on YouTube (Like and Subscribe) or Facebook at 9:15 am. Additionally, we are also publishing our sermons on Spotify.

Have a great weekend,

Troy