Amen and amen and good morning and welcome you can be seated so glad you're here those of you

online we're so glad that you're joining with us as well um let me begin by first thanking all of you

for your understanding your grace you're very gracious to me and my family, and your overwhelming

love for my family and I during the month of May, which the Lord blessed in every possible

way.

Now, actually, this was the first time that my family has ever gone anywhere together as a family,

26 years.

And we flew to California from my second born son's college graduation and had an amazing time.

Now, I don't share that because I'm soliciting sympathy or pity.

I just share it to praise God and thank you for allowing us to experience this amazing time together,

which only God could have provided for and certainly did.

As you know, we actually celebrated two graduations, not just my sons, but my 17-year-old

daughter who graduated as a junior one year early, for me from high school we also celebrated two

birthdays first from my wife for whom we are most grateful to the many who have been

praying concerning her ongoing battle with breast cancer.

You have no idea how much that means to us.

Please continue to pray.

We also celebrated a very special 26th birthday for our firstborn son,

which this year was very important for us to do as a family.

So it was an amazing month. We had a really good time. I just wanted to say thank you to you

as a church for letting me as your pastor have that time with my family. So thank you very much.

But boy, is it good to be back. I miss you?

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