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Earl and the Cornbread Sandwich · Travel With A Purpose

• 0:05
  SPEAKER_00: Hello, hello, poacher.
• 0:07
  SPEAKER_00: I'm your host, Dave Light, and welcome to Travel with a Pearl, the podcast.
• 0:12
  SPEAKER_00: I'm to keep sojourn and friends and entertained and inspired.
• 0:24
  SPEAKER_00: In today's episode, we're going to look in on Earl and Pearl Traveler again as they discover something most of us sojourners have enjoyed.
• 0:34
  SPEAKER_00: The hand in foot game at Can't Be Lodge had finally come to an end.
• 0:39
  SPEAKER_00: As expected, Pat Rains and Sheila Little walked away with another victory.
• 0:46
  SPEAKER_00: Again, Earl sighed.
• 0:48
  SPEAKER_00: Pearl laughed.
• 0:50
  SPEAKER_00: You'd think after all these years someone would figure out how to beat them.
• 0:55
  SPEAKER_00: Earl grinned.
• 0:56
  SPEAKER_00: We almost did.
• 0:57
  SPEAKER_00: Earl looked over her glasses.
• 1:00
  SPEAKER_00: We won one hand.
• 1:02
  SPEAKER_00: Earl nodded proudly.
• 1:04
  SPEAKER_00: And it was a beautiful hand.
• 1:07
  SPEAKER_00: It was our only hand, Earl pointed out.
• 1:11
  SPEAKER_00: Yes, but it was memorable, said Earl.
• 1:15
  SPEAKER_00: Then Sheila Little said, Earl, you played so well tonight that we almost had to pay attention.
• 1:22
  SPEAKER_00: The four of them laughed as everybody began to make their way back to the RVs.
• 1:27
  SPEAKER_00: But the coffee pot was still warm.
• 1:30
  SPEAKER_00: So they settled into a corner of the lodge for one more visit before calling it a night.
• 1:35
  SPEAKER_00: After a few minutes, Earl asked, Pat, we've eaten at several places around here, but is there somewhere we haven't discovered yet?
• 1:45
  SPEAKER_00: Pat's eyes twinkled.
• 1:47
  SPEAKER_00: Oh absolutely.
• 1:49
  SPEAKER_00: Earl leaned forward.
• 1:50
  SPEAKER_00: Pat said you need to drive over to Jefferson tomorrow and eat at Kit's cornbread sandwich shop.
• 1:58
  SPEAKER_00: Earl blinked.
• 2:00
  SPEAKER_00: Cornbread?
• 2:02
  SPEAKER_00: Sandwich?
• 2:03
  SPEAKER_00: That's right, said Pat.
• 2:05
  SPEAKER_00: Did you say cornbread?
• 2:07
  SPEAKER_00: As the bread?
• 2:09
  SPEAKER_00: said Earl.
• 2:10
  SPEAKER_00: Pat smiled.
• 2:12
  SPEAKER_00: I did.
• 2:13
  SPEAKER_00: Now, if there's one thing Earl enjoyed, it was cornbread.
• 2:18
  SPEAKER_00: And if there are two things Earl enjoyed, they are cornbread and sandwiches.
• 2:26
  SPEAKER_00: The idea that someone had the brilliance to combine the two bordered on genius.
• 2:34
  SPEAKER_00: Earl recognized the look immediately.
• 2:37
  SPEAKER_00: She whispered to Pat, You've lost him.
• 2:40
  SPEAKER_00: I think so, Pat whispered back.
• 2:43
  SPEAKER_00: Earl was already planning tomorrow's schedule.
• 2:46
  SPEAKER_00: We'll leave after breakfast, he announced.
• 2:48
  SPEAKER_00: Earl smiled.
• 2:49
  SPEAKER_00: I thought breakfast was tomorrow's plan.
• 2:52
  SPEAKER_00: It still is, he said, but lunch has suddenly become much more important.
• 2:58
  SPEAKER_00: Well, the next morning they pointed Pat's car toward nearby Jefferson, Texas.
• 3:04
  SPEAKER_00: The historical streets were lined with old brick buildings, antique shops, and reminders of another era.
• 3:12
  SPEAKER_00: Earl enjoyed every minute of it, but his mind was focused on one thing cornbread sandwiches.
• 3:21
  SPEAKER_00: Then they spotted Kipps.
• 3:24
  SPEAKER_00: Earl stopped in front of the sign and simply admired it.
• 3:29
  SPEAKER_00: I've waited my whole life for this place and didn't even know it existed, he said, with an odd tone in his voice.
• 3:37
  SPEAKER_00: Pearl shook her head.
• 3:38
  SPEAKER_00: Only you would get emotional over cornbread.
• 3:42
  SPEAKER_00: Inside the aroma of fresh food filled the restaurant.
• 3:47
  SPEAKER_00: Earl eagerly opened the menu.
• 3:49
  SPEAKER_00: Then he froze.
• 3:51
  SPEAKER_00: His eyes grew wide.
• 3:53
  SPEAKER_00: Pearl.
• 3:55
  SPEAKER_00: What?
• 3:55
  SPEAKER_00: she said.
• 3:56
  SPEAKER_00: They have jalapena cornbread sandwiches.
• 4:01
  SPEAKER_00: That's nice.
• 4:02
  SPEAKER_00: With fried bologna.
• 4:04
  SPEAKER_00: Earl smiled.
• 4:05
  SPEAKER_00: You're kidding.
• 4:07
  SPEAKER_00: No, he pointed to the menu.
• 4:09
  SPEAKER_00: It's right there.
• 4:11
  SPEAKER_00: For a moment Earl simply stared.
• 4:14
  SPEAKER_00: Earl laughed.
• 4:16
  SPEAKER_00: I think you're having a spiritual moment, she said.
• 4:20
  SPEAKER_00: Earl looked up with complete sincerity.
• 4:23
  SPEAKER_00: I hardly know how to respond.
• 4:26
  SPEAKER_00: You could order, she prompted.
• 4:29
  SPEAKER_00: Good idea.
• 4:31
  SPEAKER_00: Soon the server arrived to take their order.
• 4:34
  SPEAKER_00: As Earl ordered the redneck special, the server pointed out that he could combine the sandwich with a soup.
• 4:42
  SPEAKER_00: Earl looked down and saw chili on the menu.
• 4:46
  SPEAKER_00: Can I add a bowl of chili to the order?
• 4:49
  SPEAKER_00: he asked, with what looked like the beginning of a glazed look in his eyes.
• 4:54
  SPEAKER_00: Of course, said the server.
• 4:56
  SPEAKER_00: One redneck special with a side of chili.
• 4:59
  SPEAKER_00: Mister, you are in for a treat.
• 5:03
  SPEAKER_00: Earl became strangely silent.
• 5:06
  SPEAKER_00: When the sandwich finally arrived, Earl admired it like an art collector seeing a priceless masterpiece.
• 5:13
  SPEAKER_00: Golden jalapeno cornbread, perfectly fried bologna, and a bowl of steaming hot chili with melted cheese on top.
• 5:23
  SPEAKER_00: All the fixing.
• 5:25
  SPEAKER_00: He carefully picked up his sandwich.
• 5:28
  SPEAKER_00: Everyone waited.
• 5:30
  SPEAKER_00: One bite silence.
• 5:33
  SPEAKER_00: Another bite still silence.
• 5:37
  SPEAKER_00: Earl looked over at Pat.
• 5:38
  SPEAKER_00: I haven't seen him this quiet since he accidentally glued his fingers together.
• 5:43
  SPEAKER_00: Finally, Earl swallowed.
• 5:46
  SPEAKER_00: Pat, Earl asked with a touch of awe in his voice.
• 5:50
  SPEAKER_00: Yes?
• 5:51
  SPEAKER_00: You should have told me.
• 5:53
  SPEAKER_00: I did.
• 5:55
  SPEAKER_00: No, he smiled.
• 5:56
  SPEAKER_00: You should have told me it was this good.
• 5:59
  SPEAKER_00: Pat laughed.
• 6:00
  SPEAKER_00: I knew one bite would do all the talking.
• 6:03
  SPEAKER_00: The three of them enjoyed lunch, laughed about the previous night's card game, and spent the afternoon exploring Jefferson before heading back to Camp B.
• 6:13
  SPEAKER_00: Well as they drove home, Earl looked out the window and smiled.
• 6:18
  SPEAKER_00: You know, that sandwich wasn't anything like I imagined.
• 6:22
  SPEAKER_00: Earl nodded.
• 6:23
  SPEAKER_00: It was even better.
• 6:25
  SPEAKER_00: Then she added thoughtfully, sometimes the best things come in unexpected packages.
• 6:32
  SPEAKER_00: Earl smiled.
• 6:34
  SPEAKER_00: Kinda reminds me of Nathaniel.
• 6:36
  SPEAKER_00: Earl looked over.
• 6:38
  SPEAKER_00: Can anything good come out of Nazareth?
• 6:41
  SPEAKER_00: Earl said.
• 6:42
  SPEAKER_00: Exactly.
• 6:44
  SPEAKER_00: People judge Jesus by where he came from instead of discovering who he truly was.
• 6:49
  SPEAKER_00: Earl looked back towards Jefferson disappearing in the rearview mirror.
• 6:54
  SPEAKER_00: I'm glad we didn't judge that sandwich by its unusual name, Earl laughed.
• 6:59
  SPEAKER_00: Well, friends, sometimes we form opinions before we experience something for ourselves.
• 7:06
  SPEAKER_00: Nathaniel questioned whether anything worthwhile could come from Nazareth, yet he soon discovered the Messiah.
• 7:13
  SPEAKER_00: And like Earl found out at Kit's cornbread shop, sometimes blessings come wrapped in the most unexpected packages.
• 7:21
  SPEAKER_00: Well Nathaniel said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth?
• 7:26
  SPEAKER_00: Philip said to him, Come and see.
• 7:30
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks for listening to this podcast.
• 7:33
  SPEAKER_00: I invite you to subscribe and share it with others.
• 7:37
  SPEAKER_00: I'm your host Dave Leighton, and remember we glorify God as together we travel with a purpose.
• 7:44
  SPEAKER_00: Happy sojourning.