March 17 – “On to P, B, and J”

We had a fun surprise the last day of the Waco cousins’ visit.  They were still here, of course, and Kel was here as well with all of his family.  That equals a total of somewhere around nine grandkids.  I lose track once it gets past three or four. 

So while they were playing I got a FaceBook message from some friends we knew back in Colorado.  Desiree was on one of the basketball teams I coached up there.  She and her family are living in Spring for 18 months or so for a job her husband is on.  They were at the Pleasure Pier here in Galveston freezing to death.  I invited them to come on over and say hi to the gang. 

Before long we had our brood of nine, plus the extra three they brought with them.  They actually have a total of eight or nine kids themselves, but not all of them came.  Their youngsters joined right in with the pack.  All the kids seemed to have a great time, and it was good to see Des again. 

After they all left the house was too quiet, so we headed into Texas to make a Sam’s run.  We had to pick up the supplies for our Jamaica Beach Craft Fair fundraiser.  Our funds this time are going toward helping the kids go to children’s camp.  We are the food booth for the Craft Fair, so we grill up burgers and hot dogs and bring in baked goods and let the people give whatever donation they want. 

Our Seasiders put in a lot of hard work, as usual.  I had a lot of chances to talk to the folks who came by.  Didn’t even have to do a lot of walking … they came to us.  Why?  Because it was cold.  The temperature was around 57 with a wind chill in the low 50’s.  We went through four or five pots of coffee and an untold amount of hot chocolate.  And we sold out of hot dogs.  Preliminary counts show we made around $1200.  We still have some burgers left, and some bacon.  But today is dinner on the grounds, so maybe we’ll make a dent in those leftovers as well.  And we have another fundraiser scheduled for the Memorial Day holiday weekend.  Ready for this one?  It’ll be a P, B, and J Breakfast.  No, not Peanut Butter and Jelly.  That would be … Pancakes, Bacon, and Jesus!

1 Chronicles 16:24 says, “Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.”

Father, thank you for the generosity of the folks at the fair yesterday.  Begin now preparing those youngsters who will get to go to camp.  Amen.