Thank you for the opportunity to serve this community for the past two years. The time has passed quickly, and much has changed in our lives since I first stepped into the role of Ministerial Fellow. At the time, I was beginning to defer my M.Div. program at Starr King and wondering how I would continue my formation during the pause. The CLF provided an answer, offering a community that nourished, enlivened, and challenged me while also providing a place for me to explore ways of being a "Ministerial Fellow" in the world. It also remained a stable foundation in my life as I was laid-off from my full-time job and then relocated halfway across the U.S. for a new job. The layoff and the new job seemed to turn the plans that I had made for myself on-end: I withdrew from seminary and I began to re-examine the work/life qualities I had been praying for. My formation continues, and while I'm not in seminary, I do consider how I "minister" in my day-to-day life. At work, I am able to offer myself as a servant-leader to my team and provide a non-anxious presence in anxiety-producing meetings. At the Boulder Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, where my wife and I are friends, I will be facilitating a book discussion group for our Racial Justice Task Force this fall. I leave this community with a deep sense of gratitude for all that you've given me, and a deep sense of awe and appreciation for all that you do.