Not what you’d expect in San Diego in February, but that was the spectacular weather on the day of the Sherry Watson grant seminar. Held at the beautiful Hyatt on the waterfront, where we all expected a sunny beach scene, the sun eventually came out and we witnessed an amazing rainbow.
Sherry Watson was on fire with excitement as she encouraged the 60 participants and shared the abundance of grant opportunities. I was blessed along with five others and had a private lunch with Sherry and her husband. The woman is amazing. That time with her made the whole trip worthwhile. She shared several ideas with me and it was great to get her perspective, analysis, guidance and promise to give me some individual help in the future.
The highlight of the trip was time with my sister-in-law, Helen, and my brother-in-law, Herb, whom I adore. They are truly amazing and whenever I am around them I am so loved and blessed. Other than my one-day seminar, I didn’t make any plans for my five-day stay. We spent a lot of time just sharing and during the five days I was privileged to attend a Beth Moore bible study one night, participate in Herb and Helen’s home study group with a wonderful prayer time and discussion, watch a dvd from the Willow Creek leadership summit, and watch two dvd sessions from a recent Graham Cooke seminar Herb and Helen attended. If you have not heard of this incredible Christian man, you seriously need to google him and soak up his videos and writings. Every sentence could almost be a whole session. I felt absolutely transformed with a fresh sense of awe for our Lord with His amazing love and sacrifice for me.
Three, not just one, but three trips to the beach while I was there! Helen and I enjoyed a delicious lunch at San Diego’s Pacific Beach along the boardwalk. Oh, the ocean smelled so good and the sand was so inviting. La Jolla’s beach was pretty spectacular. With the recent earthquake in Chile, the waves were huge and we hoped to catch a glimpse of them, but instead witnessed about a hundred seals with their pups. What a life… swim, eat, and sleep on the beach!
While in San Diego, I introduced Herb and Helen to the Ranch 99 Market (an Asian market chain) and we bought fresh tilapia (fish), shrimp, and some other tasty tidbits. I had the pleasure of cooking up a storm in their dream kitchen for them and a friend, Digna. Afterwards we watched another Graham Cooke dvd. I’m telling you – you have to get a hold of some of his teaching.
I came away from my trip with some new ideas for targeting grant money, and personally renewed, refreshed, encouraged, and well rested. It was hard to leave but I couldn’t wait to get home and put my newly acquired information to practice.
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