I was very fortunate to have dinner with Jacquie, her husband Matt, their three WONDERFUL children, and Tina (my counselor in Myrtle Beach). Jacquie and Tina work together.

Dinner was awesome. Jacquie is Italian and makes killer spaghetti sauce. Matt made the pasta, sausage, and homemade meatballs. He also makes INCREDIBLE HOMEMADE DESERTS from SCRATCH! OK, that last part about the deserts is a fabrication…his wife Jacquie blew his cover on that.

What a wonderful evening. We had a great dinner and great conversation. When we sat down to the meal, the kids SING the table blessing. It was angelic. WOW. Here are a few pics of our evening:

The next day, Jacquie called me and asked me to stop by the Crisis Center. When I arrived, she handed me money. She said that Matt emailed his fellow teachers and they took up a collection for my journey. I was absolutely shocked. A huge thanks to Matt and his fellow teachers!