Back in the late fall we held an auction at Parkrose Community United Church of Christ to raise funds for our ministry. We had all kinds of great items to bid on: weekend get-a-ways at beach homes, golf outings, and hand quilted blankets (just to name a few). Liz and I offered to cook an all-Oregon meal for someone as one of the items to bid on and believe it or not but someone did. Tonight the Martin family came over for salmon, fresh pesto over fresh pasta, locally grown asparagus, bread baked just this morning from a local bakery, hazelnut salad, and Oregon wines and juices. For desert: an apple pie with apples grown right here in the Willamette Valley and ice cream made on the Oregon coast. The best part, however, was the fellowship with Erica, Travis, Tanner, and Russell as they kept chasing the girls around the house (who ran around in pure joy before collapsing in bed) and engaging us with tales of family, pets, and first dates. A perfect Oregon night. If you’re wondering, the entire auction brought in a few thousand dollars. It was a great success and we’ll be having another one this fall as well.
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