Small Business Revival? Psst...whateva...

One of the guys in our Men's Small Group Bible Study just moved here from San Antonio two months ago. He's been warming up to Houston. What he likes most about it is the amount of places we can go to eat. Houston never lacks in that department. He's always asking us to find different restaurants that he hasn't been, so we can have our study there. His prompting has also beckoned me to do the same around my office during the work week. I have my "usuals", but occassionally - time permitting - I will break out and find something different.

Long story short - I happen upon this great place called Camille's Sidewalk Cafe while doing some mid-day banking. They have awesome, spicy wraps. I also love their Apple Walnut Tuna sandwhich. I imagined it to be my great little, small, "Ma and Pop" place that I can support.

I schedule a lunch with a few of my buds yesterday and to give them directions I type in the shop's name under Google Maps. There are 4 in Houston alone!! Ugh, shattered dreams!!

I come to find out that this is some big chain across the US and even more shops internationally.
http://www.camillescafe.com/index.cfm?id=3

If it wasn't for the great menu, and even better Tropical Tea, I would never go back...

Seriously. You should try it!

"Seriously"

The other day I was listening to a Podcast from one of my favorite pastors, Perry Noble. This guy is my hero!! The manliest, funniest, straight-forward pastor I've ever heard. He was speaking about the relationships between men and women; which is part of his "Beautiful" series. The focus of his message was from Proverbs 31:10 and how this verse pertains to women in the church. There was a little tidbit about single guys as well - pretty dern funny.

During his talks, one of his comments hit me funny. I never thought that the point he made was such a big issue for me, but it turned my thinking. It's not so much what I want, but what I don't want in my relationships - with a potential mate or friendships.

The most interesting point, to me, came just before the 22:00min. mark on the Podcast. For those that are interested in this, tune into New Spring Church in Anderson, SC for the talk given on October 26th, 2008.

Note: the website is in repair, so I can't forward the link at this time. Check out iTunes: Search: New Spring Church.