Hi Ms. Kim!

 have be enjoying my time here at St. Andrew!  One reason that I love serving here is all the wonderful sounds I get during my work day.

This past week I have had the opportunity to hear:

- a message at staff chapel (and the staff singing a song taugh by Edlyn)

- students singing Zip-e-do-da

- Brad rehearsing the organ

- Micah is on vacation but most weeks I also get to hear some wonderful music from him also

- Laughter

- The phone ring with questions about what we are doing in the Children's and Families Ministry

- Conservations/meetings with different members of the St. Andrew team

- My email ding with encourging words

- The different departnemnts gathering for a lunch filled with laughter and some really bad jokes.

- The belssing before we eat lead by our Drama Camp kids

- " Hi Ms. Kim!"

It is the last one that gets me.   

You see when you start at a new church you really don't know anyone and they don't know you.   The families have not connected with you yet.   This is a transition time as a minister.   I knew that the relationships would come in time....and when I hear "Hi Ms. Kim".....I now appreciate it.  

In my past I worked at a school where eveyone knew my name, I belonged to a church where eveyone knew my name.   Greeting a person by name is something that I will never take for granted again.  

This greatting lets me know that the relationships have started, and it warms my soul.   It is not that a student/parent knows my name, it is that they will stop to say Hello.

Thanks for welcomeing us all into your lives.   We are loving every minute of it!!!

See you this weekend,

Kim

P.S.- I would love to see you tonight at the Alice and Wonderland performance from Drama Camp.   I have been able to see the dress rehearsals this week and it is a WONDERFUL show!!!  Come have a fun family night at St. Andrew.   It is at 7:00 in the worship center.