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The title of today's message really is just farewell.

I just want to take some time.

And this is not our last Sunday.

So the next couple Sundays will be traveling,

but the final Sunday for Candace and I will be January 31.

So we will be here for that.

And we'll share a few things from our heart.

But this is actually officially the last sermon that I will preach as your pastor.

And I'll tell you why I'm actually looking forward to that.

So when you hear me again, I will probably be that crazy uncle.

And who comes back and will antagonize will poke and then I can go.

And then you guys have to deal with it all and I think I will

enjoy that very much you might see another part of me come out and as I was preparing this morning

I was debating should I do a farewell or a timely message and I chose farewell because crazy

uncle love to give timely messages it's they love to give these messages. And so the next time I share

with you will actually be, I don't know if I'll be crazy uncle, I'll be, I just won't be this guy, I'll be

someone else. And, but you know, honestly, the last three or four months had been a mixture of

grieving, sadness, and a little bit of anger, as well as wonder and dreaming, and really just an excitement

for what's ahead. And I have learned a lot in the last couple years of my life, specifically

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