The Steak Shall Reign Again 12/29/2024

 Good Morning, 

I am enjoying a hot cup of Door County Jingle Bell Java Coffee and will be leaving soon to hunt geese with some buddies of mine. 

I will praise you., O Lord, with all my heart, I will tell of all your wonders. 

In a couple of days we will turn the page of the calendar and it will be 2025. Two nights ago we celebrated Christmas late with my side of the family. It was a great time and we missed those who could not make it because of distance or other reasons. They were truly missed. 

One of the gifts I received had two bottles of meat seasoning in the bag. Everyone knows that I like a good slab of beef with lots of seasoning cooked on the grill or smoker. I was looking at the seasonings when we arrived home and my mind began to wander. 

Our men at church hold an annual steak feed every year at the church. This year we will hold it on June 6th and we will be celebrating 25 years of barbecuing steaks and challenging the men to live Godly lives. I am all ready to start selling the tickets in February. Over the years, myself and a great friend watched the event grow from 9 guys to a couple hundred. We have witnessed God supply all of our needs and each year when we said "This is the last one." He did something to let us know that we were to continue the event. For instance, we have never run out of seasonings. Some how, some way we always end up with more than we started with. Now and then things like  barrels of root beer were donated or the potatoes were  given to us from a high school buddy of mine. There is always a sign to keep forging on one more year. Men continue to pay for those who can't afford to buy a meal. The event has always been blessed with kindness. We have seen lives changed and men forget their troubles for one night. 

So as we turn the calendar page this week I will be counting down the days until the men crank up the grills. There is nothing like steak and a crowd of men singing Amazing Grace. Oh! By the way, God sent the sign to give this event another year. Two more bottles of seasoning!

Marty