New Season

Today as I got off the river, I saw a kid from the Boys and Girls Club. He hadn't been at the club all week so I didn't get to say goodbye to him. I didn't realize just how much this kid meant to me till I saw him today. He was getting on the river as I was getting off. As he waved and said, "Bye Atalia," the finality of the moment hit me. I realized that as he floated down river, fading from my view, a season of my life is coming to a close. It's been an honor to have had the opportunity to invest in the lives of the kids at the Boys and Girls Club these past 5 years. It's hard to work with kids and not involve your heart. And as I watched that kid float down the river with his new foster family, I knew that a part of my heart would forever be his as well as every child I came across in my time at the club. I pray that God will protect them, guide them, and bring them closer to Him. I pray that they will all realize their potential and beat the odds. God be with the kids and staff at the Boys and Girls Club. And God go before me and be with the new group of youth that I will spend the next season of my life with. May the sadness of leaving subside so that I may walk into this season with a full heart, ready to give again.