Pastor Galen's Thoughts
By the time you read this, it may already be the month of July 2009.
My goodness, where does the time go? Half the year is already gone. It's good to use our time wisely, that's
for sure.
My wife, Sondra, has officially retired from the Rialto Unified School District, where she taught at Myers
Elementary School for 12 years. She taught nine years of Kindergarten and three years First Grade. We
don't have enough income for retirement, so we will continue to pastor and work.
We have not had an extended vacation beyond seeing relatives and being at family reunions, so we are on
vacation for about two and a half weeks now. We will be back home by the middle of July. We will be going
to a family reunion in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Then, we plan to visit friends in Tennesse, family in Missouri and
Illinois and then friends in Kansas. Our real goal is to be in Boston for the Fourth of July celebration there.
Family and friends give satisfaction to life. Scripture reminds us that the family of God is something to behold
and enjoy. I trust that you indeed are a part of the family of heaven and that we will be blessed throughout
eternity because of that very fact!
Are you a part of God's great family? I hope so. If not, trust Jesus today and find favor in his sight.