September 2023 FRESH Start

F A M I L Y P H O T O S
BY BEN SHURTLIFF, SENIOR PASTOR
I absolutely love the
photo that was
taken for our
rededication
weekend! Thank
you St. Cloud
photography! It
reminds me of
times I had as a kid
looking through
family photo albums
on the floor next to
my grandparent’s
fireplace in the front
room of their home.
My siblings and I
would go through
photo album after
photo album and
look at photos of
our dad as a baby,
then boy, then
young adult. The
photographic family
progression and
smiling familiar
faces always
produced a warm
nostalgic feeling and
a sense of
belonging. When I
look at the photo we
just took, I catch
myself staring at it
and going face by
face, saying “Oh,
there he is,” and
“There she is,” and
“Oh, look at that!
They made it for the
photo!” That same
warm nostalgic