My encouragement to you today is simply this--take some time to reflect upon the blessings in your life.
Cleaning and packing are not tasks I enjoy. However, these tasks are necessary as one prepares to move. Thankfully, every once in a while a perk is thrown in along the way. Today's perk was coming across the photo above from my time at Assumption Parish. I don't remember exactly what year this photo was taken, but I think it was in 2005. This particular copy was given to me when I left the parish in 2009 which explains the caption at the bottom of the photo. (As a side note--it is evident that I was a much younger man at the time.) If I remember the details correctly, the pastor had just left for vacation. Someone thought it might be a good idea if we set up this wonderful scene in front of the office and take a staff photo to send to him so he could see we were working diligently in his absence. Good times!
My encouragement to you today is simply this--take some time to reflect upon the blessings in your life.
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Janet schwendemann
5/10/2018 06:43:48 pm
You were correct that the pastor was gone. We would send him similar photos when he left town. The staff was small and we had a great time together. I think it was your first week and we talked you into joining us. When you agreed, I knew we would be friends.
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Deacon Vernon
5/11/2018 07:52:08 am
I was thinking that I had just started working there when we did this. Thus, I am correct about the dating of the photo. It was in July of 2005.
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