Day 120 - leaving well

i have heard the words, "leaving well" more times than i can count over the last couple of months.  to be honest, i have even said those two words in several conversations.  however, i don't know if i really believed we were going to be able to do it.  how do you leave the people you love and church you helped birth well?  it seems like an oxymoron.  in our culture leaving can be easier associated to abandonment, divorce, hurt, or division especially when the party leaving isn't actually leaving to go anywhere.  in general, most people (myself included) struggle with how to communicate especially in situations where there is potential for hurt feelings.  it is hard to leave well. 

i'm not going to pretend that today was easy-because it wasn't.  but i am able to say with full confidence that our family, by the grace of God, was able to leave well.  i am blessed my children have a father who is able to discern and communicate the importance of following after God and walking through incredibly difficult situations with humility and graciousness.  my prayer as we begin this next journey in our lives is that we will continue to live out the call on our own lives and in turn teach our kids to love God and love people.  thank you renovate.