After a busy day of school, Boys & Girls Club, and then AWANA, I still had enough steam in me to make a quick dash out to the fair. I already have a season pass, so I might as well take full advantage of it, anyway! To be honest, I was torn this evening. Matthew West was playing at the fairgrounds this evening, and I was hoping to attend that concert, However, my first priority is to my kiddos at the church. I feel I made the right choice. Keep reading to see what solidified that for me.....Anyway, my first destination was to the Pride of Kansas building for one of their big bierocks! A bierock is basically a roll filled with fried onion, cabbage ground beef, seasonings, and sometimes cheese. This is a relatively healthy food, so back off!! LOL. I give everything an A! The cashier was friendly and conversational, and the bierock was served quickly and hot. The cost is $6.75, but they are big bierocks, and you get a bag of chips with it as well. It was very good! By the way, my spell-check is highlighting the word "bierock." There IS such a word! :-)
From there, I had a few minutes to make a mad dash through the buildings. I grabbed a few pencils, and as I came to one booth to grab a pencil, the lady said, "Take as many as you want." I was tempted, very tempted, but didn't want to appear to be a hog, so I left them be. I then quickly sprinted to where they have samples of different breads. I was going to buy some of those mixes, when she told me to mix the package with one can of beer. Hmm. I told her I didn't buy beer. She looked up and saw my AWANA shirt and knew why. I told her that I was a children's ministry worker in my church, and that purchasing beer went against what I believed. Besides, what if one of my church kiddos saw me buying beer? Since the beer cooks out during the baking process, I'll just have to enjoy the samples at the fair. The garlic & herb bread is the best!!
As I left the building and headed onto the midway, I heard music. Familiar music, like someone had just turned on K-Love. It was Matthew West! The concert was still going on! I hurried toward the south side of the grandstand, and from a distance, I could see him on the big screen singing "Hello, My Name is." As I came closer to the gate, I noticed one of the boards in the fence was missing, and no one was at that spot. I walked up to that gap in that fence, and I had a clear view of Matthew West on stage! I stood there until the concert was over, about half an hour. He didn't simply sing, he's also a talented speaker. He can preach! I stood there and was ministered to in an amazing way. I think this was God's little way of showing me I made the right choice by not skipping out on AWANA to attend the concert. God allowed me to experience the last part of the Matthew West concert, and I walked away blessed!
As I left the fairgrounds, I met up with one of my former AWANA kids from years past. We chatted for a while, and he recalled fond memories of his days with us, and how it made him feel good inside. As we chatted, a girl walked by, saw my shirt, and said "Yay, AWANA!" with her thumbs way up. "My folks do AWANA, it's a great program!" I called back, "Glad to hear it!" I shared with my young friend, Jessy, that it was my 26th year in the program. He was glad that I was still involved. I invited him to come visit us sometime.
I have rambled late, and I need to get myself to bed so that I won't be a sleepy mess at school tomorrow. Thanks for reading and I hope to see you back here tomorrow night! God bless!!
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