October 25 – “All in an afternoon”

Sunday afternoon, after the baptism of Snorkey McSnorkel (Not his real name.  That was changed to protect the innocent), we went to lunch at Nate’s (renowned eatery of the West End) with ten or eleven other Seasiders.  We were the last ones to arrive since we had to lock up the building, but the fellowship was well worth waiting for.  Even Jim came, and it’s hard to get Jim to come to lunch on Sundays.  He’s pretty committed to steak night with his wife, and I guess it takes him all afternoon to prepare.  We usually get some kind of seafood when we go there, but this time everyone was bragging about the burgers, so we tried one.  Absolutely hands-down the best burger I have had in a long, long time.  Of course the last seven or eight burgers to make their way through my lips have been from Whataburger.  I definitely recommend the  burgers at Nate’s.  Oh, and I have to add many thanks to Bob and Amber for taking care of the tab.  We sure do appreciate your generosity.

After lunch we raced over to Dickinson to catch some of Cailyn’s softball game.  After missing the turn and ending up in the parking lot of a country club, we had to backtrack before we finally located the fields.  She had no less than three games scheduled.  It’s Fall Ball, so they play on a strict time limit and don’t really seem to care about the score.  We made it for part of the second game and all of the third.  The girls all did really well.  Cailyn hit it every time she batted.  Got on base all but once.  And she even scored a few times. 

Sunday night we traveled back to Jamaica Beach to have supper with a couple who have been visiting the church.  They are renting a home on a canal, and planned to spend the rest of their week out fishing.  They both have fascinating life stories, and it was exciting to hear how God has drawn them to himself through some really tough times.  Their plan is to eventually move down to Galveston, so I look forward to getting to know them better.  God is still on the move.

Galatians 5:1 says, “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”

Father, thank you for the way you are working at Seaside.  Please continue to draw folks your way, and let that be our way as well.  Amen.