Just a few more exciting details.

In all the excitement I forgot to add a few details about "ye ole Fantastic night"
***Attn: If you have not read the post about the concert below, stop now and read it first***

1. On the way to the concert David and I stopped for a quick dinner at Chipolte. When we got to the register the clerk asked if a debit card was the only form of payment I had. And I said "Yes" She said "Well then have a great evening and Happy Valentine's Day on us" Apparently the debit machine was off-line. Free Dinner - It was just a premonition of things to come.

2. At the concert I stood next to a young man at the door. He was about 11 years old. (pic below) He had the best smile and would just grin and laugh at everything I said to him. Later in the evening David informed me that he was just adopted a month ago from Ethiopia and didn't speak a lick of English!!! So much for my conversation skills, eh?

Anyway, David had been standing near the boy's Dad and this man was a pastor at a local church. He told David that about 30 orphan kids from Ethiopia had visited their area last summer. Well, through their congregation nearly all the children had been adopted. So now they all go to church together and will eventually attend school together. How cool is that?

3. Now this is not exciting, but I feel the need to explain my outfit on the night of the concert. I wore a navy sweater because it was cold. Knowing full well that we would be receiving a black T-shirt to wear for the concert. I intended to change into the T-shirt. But considering the sub-zero temperatures inside the event I opted not to take the sweater off. I had full knowledge that extra bulk around the midriff is never in my favor but sometimes the ability to not shiver wins out!!

And last but not least, if you've been hiding under a rock you may not know who Steven Curtis Chapman and Mary Beth Chapman are. He of course is a Christian Contemporary Musician. You've probably sang many of his songs before. But their amazing journey began several years ago when after having three biological children they felt the Lord calling them to adopt from China. They have adopted three girls from China. They have done lots of work opening the eyes of Christians to the need of families for all the 140 million orphans in this world.
So you can see why it was such an honor for David and I to get to meet this wonderful couple.