Father's Day'14

Spent the Father's Day weekend in Palm Springs with my family.  We had triple digit weather and high winds; but, it was still nice to have a little "get-away".

I had the responsibility of taking care of breakfast on Saturday.  The challenge was that I was only able to do grocery shopping the week before; and I needed to be able to transport whatever was brought through hot weather for several hours.  So, my options were restricted, and I didn't want to bring a lot of extra things either.   I ended making scrambled eggs, bratwurst, triple berry muffins, pancakes, and bread.  Next time, I might bring hash browns instead of bread.   And, it is good to keep in mind that my dad really likes pancakes.

For the other meals, we had food from Kowloon, Joy, and Carl's Jr.   The food at Kowloon wasn't as good as it used to be;and the food at Joy wasn't so good this time.  Joy is also quite expensive.  Breakfast at Carl's cost about 50% more than cooking it ourselves.   But, for Father's Day lunch, we actually found a nice restaurant - Canton Bistro.   The food tasted good and special lunch prices were pretty good for the area ($7.95).  The vegetable chow fun was actually really good - it had a grilled flavor and was seasoned well.  It's probably the best Chinese food I've had in the Palm Springs area.  It was located on Hwy 111 between Costco and Walmart.

We watched the National Treasure movies, which were good, even the second time around.  However, the DVD we "rented" was "Impossible".  It was based on a true story about a family who's lives were changed drastically when the Tsunami hit where they were staying in Southeast Asia.   It started out so tragic and painful that we ended up not being able to finish watching it.

I decided to stay and go to church with my family, instead of driving back early for my church.  It turned out that Sunday morning was the best part of the weekend trip.  I had a chance to do devotions overlooking the lake/pool area; and I had a special time with the LORD.  He was able to reveal some insights to me, and I had a chance to share those insights with my younger brother.  At church, we had a chance to hear from a missionary family to Slovenia.   It was interesting to learn that there are only about 40 churches in the whole country.   But, it was encouraging that globally, we grow about 2% (more than any other religion).

Then, as I was driving home, God blessed me with not encountering any bad traffic at all.  And also, on the radio, a Christian group was sharing about being musicianaries, i.e. musician missionaries.   And, one of those in the group said a phrase that really stood out, that sometimes when it may seem like our life is "falling apart", it may be that it is in actuality just "falling into place".