Wednesday night, Oct. 9th, 2006.

What a wonderful night it was! It was a great honor to be asked to read my story (poem) This Old House and share the testimony of songwriter Stuart Hamblin and the Rosemary Clooney story as well.

Around Oct. 13th I'd written my story and e-mailed it to Phil just to share it with him. It was a story that I felt was truly inspired by the Lord. It came to mind one night in the wee hours of the morning during the restlessness of the night. I'd needed something to do to occupy my mind. After a moments prayer This Old House was produced.

After Phil had read it he pointed out a song by Stuart Hamblin that was amazingly similiar to my story. Stuart's testimony of his conversion was included in the reading last night as was the mention of having met Rosemary in Chandler some time back. You see, Rosemary Clooney was the person that Stuart Hamblin had written the song for at the time.

Phil gave me a nice introduction after speaking briefly on members of the congregation being urged to release their God given talents. AJ & Traci played the keyboard and the guitar as background music during the poem reading and it was so beautiful as to be mesmerizing!

When completed there was a really sweet applause and a wonderful speech from Phil that could have been nothing less than words given to him from the King! It was such an honor!

Bobby joined me for the evening in support and we followed the show with a nice dinner and retired for the evening.

Thank-you, Lord, for all these things!