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-->Go West Young Man, Go West!
That’s what my oldest son B.J., and wife Loryn are preparing to do next month. They’re moving. B.J. loves the coast of California. When he graduated from Auburn, I thought he was gone then. When he and Loryn were married, I just knew he was packing for CA after the honeymoon. I always knew it was coming. Every time I’d tell people to “follow their dreams” he’d smile at me. For three years, I was able to “stall” him as he worked with our youth, and I have to say, he and Loryn did an outstanding job with our senior high youth. They brought an example of authenticity and integrity to the students. But B.J. is quick to say that he’s not “called” to ministry and if he were, he’d go to a seminary for Biblical training. When people called him a youth pastor, he’d correct them with “I’m a youth DIRECTOR, I just direct them”. I appreciate that about him. He’s never been pretentious and his integrity is in tack. So he goes west with our blessing. The surf is calling. Debbie and I have lived our life and we’ve urged our children to live “their own life”, also. They deserve that. All of our children are on track to do much better than Debbie and I ever did in life, of that I am sure. They’re further at their ages than we were, and are all very passionate to grow and be their best, so no worries there. They move in the middle of May. Go West Young Man, Go West, with our blessing!