An Evening That Was In The Cards

Last night my wife and I spent the evening visiting with 3 other couples from church at the home of one of the best cooks I know. The woman who was our hostess is notorious for her delicious dishes and desserts. As I've told people before she can make a silk pie out of a sow's ear.

The evening began with a dinner of white chili with corn chips and salsa followed by one of my favorite desserts in the world, peanut butter pie. It was all wonderfully delicious.

Following the meal the 4 couples divided up into teams to play cards. There were 4 teams of 2 players but no one was paired up with their spouse. We spent the next 3 hours playing a card game called "Hand & Foot." It's based on the game of Canasta but has some different and unique rules that make it a lot more fun. Two games were played at the same time at two different tables. After the games were finished the winners switched tables and played the winning team from the other table. We did that 3 times. When the night was over every team had won at least one game. My team won 2 games and lost 1. We won our last game by making a coming back on the very last hand.

The evening was a lot of fun and very relaxing. My wife has been working long hours and has to work today, Saturday, as well. The night was a lot of fun for her and I'm glad we went. It was the kind of evening we'd been talking about for a long time.

Sometimes God gives us an opportunity to rest when we need it the most. Thanks to the hospitality and kindness of our hosts last night we got a much needed night of Christian fellowship and fun.