WNO Fall'14

Friday was The Fish's Fall Women's Night Out event.  It was a nice chance to "get out" and spend some time with a couple of friends; and also to listen to some music and hear a message from the speaker.

• Aside from being nice to look at,  David Dunn actually has some pretty good songs that he has written, particularly "Today is Beautiful".   I like the story behind the song that he told, how we can sometimes get so focused on a "problem" that we forget to lift our eyes and see the beauty around us.   His drummer actually stood out, and seemed like he was really good.   David has a nice voice; but, in concert, his voice seemed like it was a little too soft and some of the lyrics were hard to make out.  They said he was on "The Voice" but I don't remember seeing him.
• Johnny Diaz seems like a nice person and has a sense of humor.   However, he just doesn't seem to have "It".   His songs are okay and some of funny; but, they don't stand out.   And he has even said about himself, that his voice sounds like Kermit the Frog.   But, he did remind us that God often uses those who feel inadequate are able to use them for His purposes.
• I hadn't realized the Kim Meeder was the author of "Hope Rising" until I saw the book on the speaker's table.  I remember it being a book full of touching stories from the experiences on her horse ranch.   She shared her life story of her painful childhood.   It's great that she has found healing and has been able to help so many others find healing and hope as well

As for the food afterwards, the pasta was just okay, but the dessert Congo bar was quite good.  It was interesting that we kind of had like a "progressive dinner", getting the dish, dessert, and hot cocoa from three different lines.  It was an enjoyable way to spend a Friday evening.   I even talked to Reborn Cabinets and entered a drawing.   It would be nice to win a kitchen remodel.

I had actually taken all of Friday off, though I did have to check email a couple of times.  It was nice to have some time off to take care of things like going to the bank, post office, grocery shopping, etc.    That freed up my Saturday to just go jogging and then yardwork.  I was able to finish mulching.   I also worked AV this weekend, taught class, caught the Cup of China Figure Skating, and did some shopping.  It was a fairly full but blessed weekend.