Such a great night

Last night, we celebrated Lenny's 50th again with some very special people.

Ken and Jackie came to dinner. Ken is Lenny's oldest (in terms of duration and length of friendship, not age) friend from childhood. They lived in the same neighborhood, they grew up together, went to church together, went to HS together, even went to CSUDH at the same time. And there was a healthy dose of mischief and most amazing experiences together. They are friends to the end and they love each other with a brotherly love that is palpable.

I love being with them when they do what they do. The laughter and stories and "shut ups" (bad word in our house) can't help but make me envious of the bond that they share.

And Jackie is his very cool wife. She is adorable, sweet and so comfortable to be with. When they walk in the door it is like having a cool breeze on a hot day. The bring instant comaraderie.

And we learned something absolutely wonderful about Jackie last night. When we sat down to dinner, Ken said that Jackie should pray since she is now "one of us." Whhhaaat? He said that she was Christian. Forks drop, and so do our jaws. What did you say? I ask. Jackie proceeds to tell us that she now knows that God is real and she is indeed has a personal relationship with him. RIGHT ON!!!!!!!!!!!! She knows that she is going to Heaven and she is eager to show Christ's love to her family.

Now for you to realize why the jaws were dropped you must know that Jackie was born and raised a Buddhist. I want to give you more details but for her privacy sake, I will keep them untyped. Anyway, she WAS, and I say WAS most empatically, one of the people that a lot of us think would never come to know Christ. Happily, God does not lower himself to my meager standards. He set up the people, the places and her heart to be open to him right when he planned. And to hear her share her story is so uplifting. She is attending a Community Bible Study, eagerly studing I Corinthians and sharing with us about Paul and what is letter is all about to the Corinths.

Her story is amazing and I am sooooooo thrilled to share this with you.