The Myatt Family Farewell

Today was a pretty sad day for us at church. The Myatt family will leave for Chicago on Monday so Bill can pursue his doctorate at Loyola. I am happy for them, this is what they have wanted since they came to Omaha. Although Bill was a great pastor, I think at his heart he is a teacher. We have had a lot of friends and family leave us while we were a family, but for some reason this one seems different. I think it is because we have been through so much during the time they were in Omaha. Today our senior pastor did a I remember six years ago speach....well I remember six years ago too. Six years ago I remember going through the membership class at Brookside, and the Myatt's were in that class. I remember soon after being in the same small group talking about the struggles of marriage and how we can grow as couples. We have shared the joy for each other as our families have exploded in size from a total of four to a total of ten. We have had some parties that I'll never forget (matresses and watermelon). We have also been through struggles together like the split in our church, the leaving of other freinds, and the destruction of families. I never knew Bill as well as I would have liked, although I love him just the same. The thing that I think I will miss most is the relationship that Sarah had with Melanie. We all changed so much in the last six years, but that is for the best. We had time to grow with each other and to grow in our relationship with the Lord. I love those guys and they will be dearly missed.