Dad's Birthday

Last July I went home to Canada to celebrate my dad’s 75th birthday. The whole event was really blessed.

As I arrived in Ontario on Friday people were talking about rain on the weekend. I called the church next to the park where we were hosting the party as the church owns the house next door. I made tentative arrangements to rent the house on Sunday if necessary.

It was drizzling as I arrived at the park on Sunday. I really wasn’t sure what to do. I really didn’t have enough faith to pray for no rain. Just then the church secretary came into the park (I’ve never met her before in my life) handed me the key to the house and told me there would be no charge. Wow, I had that option if I needed it. Fortunately, Mom and her girlfriend had enough faith to pray for no rain. It just got sunnier and warmer as the day went on.

I really wanted my Dad to have coffee with his cake but I wasn’t sure how to provide it. I had no electricity in the park and Tim Horton’s wanted more money for coffee service than I wanted to spend. Dave was one of the first guests to arrive at the park. He asked me if I needed coffee service. Apparently, Dave makes coffee at all the church functions and he could go into the church right now and put on an urn of coffee. Just before the cake was served Dave brought out an urn of hot coffee, milk, sugar and cups. I was so thrilled God covered that base for us.

I am so happy that everything turned out really, really well.
Dad was pleasantly surprised. He thought it was just going to be his kids and grandkids (12 people). There were over 40 of us there altogether with extended family from all over and dad’s friends.

I glad we were able to bless Dad with a great party.

Harold Kushner

"Pain is a part of being alive, and we need to learn that. Pain does not last forever, nor is it necessarily unbeatable, and we need to be taught that."
– Harold Kushner

God likes me

Coming back from Canada to California last summer I couldn’t help but be upgraded everywhere I went.

When I received my boarding pass in Detroit it looked different than usual (not much info on it). I asked the gentleman behind the airline counter if it was sufficient to get me through security. He whispered to me that I was getting a seat people usually pay extra for and I could pick up my real boarding pass once I passed through security.

I was early for my flight so after I proceeded through security I was just hanging back computing about 8 am when an airline employee asked me if I was going to Chicago at 10:28 am. I told her I was and she asked me if I wanted to go right now as I could get rained in if I waited. You know it I packed up quick and jumped on the plane and do you know I got a deluxe seat as well.

Flying out of Chicago I also got an upgraded seat.

Now I am in Denver for a four hour layover. If you haven’t guessed yet I opted for economy and accepted a couple of layovers on my way home.

By now I’m exhausted as I’ve been up since 3 am EST and it is now 4 pm MST. I’m so tired I forgot my purse in the restroom but a wonderful lady called out that she found a purse just as I was leaving the restroom. I looked at my stuff & did a little mental check list, suitcase - got it, briefcase - got it, purse – I used it have a purse, that could be mine. It was mine – that’s another praise God.

Boarding the plane out of Denver my boarding pass wouldn’t scan. But, they had another boarding pass already printed with my name on it. They had switched me to a better seat.

Finally I arrive in Oakland but since it was too late to catch public transit home I stayed in a hotel. Do you know they didn’t have the room available that I had requested online so (are you ready) they upgraded me.

It was a really long day and I wasn’t even home yet. But all day long I felt like God was saying I’m pretty fond of you, let me show you.

Carlos Castaneda

"We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same."
– Carlos Castaneda

Peter Drucker

"Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision."
– Peter Drucker

I can do it - Tampa - November 19 - 22

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Alexandre Dumas

"A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself."
– Alexandre Dumas