The hardest thing for me about leaving Rose Bud and moving to Nashville is going to be the people I'm leaving behind. I love my house and my neighborhood here. I enjoy both of my jobs. But much more than anything else, we've really gotten attached to these people. This one little boy from church was only a few months old when we got there. He always calls me "Mr. Mark". He loves the singing, and from the time he was 3, I have relied on him to know what verse we're singing in the invitation song. When the songleader holds up "2", he holds up 2 little fingers. On the songs he knows, you can hear him trying to follow along. Last year his mother had him tell me what he wants to do when he grows up. His response: "I want to teach people about God."
Tonight Carolina was working in the nursery. He had gotten a little wrestless in the service and ended up in there. He told Carolina to turn up the speaker on the wall because "I want to hear Mr. Mark."
He then took one of those magnetic drawing boards and drew a picture of a girl. He brought it to Carolina and said, "Look, it's you! I drew it for you because I love you."
It breaks my heart to think of how much I'll miss out on; especially in watching some of these little ones grow up that we love so much. We'll never forget them, but I can only hope that they might have a few memories of us.
I'm sure they'll have many as we do too!
ReplyDeleteI could swear I put this comment up for you somewhere -- perhaps on someone else's blog now that I think of it! OOOps! Sounds like you're having a hard time with the move -- I'll pray it gets easier to leave. Any updates on your dog for us?
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, my sister and I both emailed the link to the Lego Bible to our preacher and youth minister. We all got a hoot out of it. :-)
Thanks, Jo. I'm sure once we get involved in everything, it will be easier. It's just sad leaving a good situation behind.
ReplyDeleteRight now, no news on Dora. She's still flopping her ears a lot. Many of the houses we've been looking at in Nashville have fenced-in yards, which would help us to take her along with us. Otherwise, I don't know what's going to happen. Thanks for asking!