patriachs .... thank you Lord !

today karen and i decided to worship with the congregation at my home church in new castle pennsylvania . calvary is pastored by my cousin chuck fombelle. today as i listened to chuck expound God's word (romans 6:12-23), my mind was flooded with memories of days gone by when as a young person i sat in the very same church. calvary has been blessed with excellent pastors over it's rich history and that tradition continues under chuck's leadership. after visiting with friends and family at the church it was off to a local eatery to spend some quality time with my uncle dale, aunt sis and two of their daughters and spouses. while traveling to new castle karen and i had  decided that we would also stop in salem, ohio on the return trip home, to visit my uncle fred and aunt ruth. fred and ruth robb had pastored 4 different churches in their 50 + years of ministry. uncle fred and aunt ruth graciously welcomed our visit and we once again had the opportunity to be blessed by these family patrichs.