finishing well

this morning, three things happened simultaneously...

:: first, we wrapped up our four-day "yard/garage/asset sale"... or whatever you want to call it.  to say it was a success would be an understatement.  nearly everything we had found a new home.  i'm thankful for that.

:: second, our staff and several volunteers gathered together to spend some time with the kids from the frazee center. it's been a privilege to partner with the frazee center over the past year.  i'm so thankful for matt and his team.  what they do for those kids is incredible... we're just happy to have been a small part of it.  as catalyst comes to a close, i'm so thankful that the relationships we've forged with the frazee center will continue.

:: and lastly, we said goodbye to catalyst church.  our time with the frazee center this morning was our last official gathering.

as the yard sale was winding down, and the time with the kids was coming to an end... the reality that catalyst was finished really settled in.  it isn't easy.  casey and i were talking this afternoon, though, and we both agreed... under the circumstances, this process has gone fairly smoothly.  from a logistics standpoint, anyway.  the emotional aspect of it... well, that's a different story...

it is an incredibly strange feeling knowing that i won't wake up and go to catalyst tomorrow.  it's strange knowing that i won't wake up and go to the office on monday.

as we begin the process of moving on, there are a lot of things up in the air.  there are a lot of uncertainties.  one thing i'm certain of, though... catalyst finished well.  every bit of it honored God.  and i'm really proud of that.

Comments

[ryan Fitzgerald]

yeah.... that made me cry...

[Sarah Canterbury]

Its like the different emotions of this have come in stages - this stage, not working with you guys, not having much to do, and figuring life out is going to be a tough one.

[jake]

ryan & sarah... you guys are great. you're family to me, and i hate that i won't be seeing you guys everyday anymore.

and sarah... you're right, it has come in stages. and i agree, this stage is probably the hardest.