With Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner we will all have many opportunities to practice hospitality. I’ve been married over thirty years and have cooked hundreds of meals, some quite fancy, and some quite plain. We’ve hosted our church picnics where we served over 100 people and had intimate dinners with just another couple. There is really no right or wrong way to make
What Do You Do When There Are Just Too Many Visitors?
If you have children I’m sure you know what it’s like to have the phone ringing constantly and the doorbell buzzing with questions about who can play We loved having the neighbor children play at our home when our children were young. We knew what they were doing, we always kept an eye or ear on what was happening, and we enjoyed having them nearby.
How To Do Hospitality
Welcome to all our new followers. I hope you will be encouraged in your walk with the Lord. Some people are just given to being hospitable – some are not. If you fall into the second group never fear because there is hope for you. Being hospitable can be learned. So even if you’ve never seen it modeled and feel totally incapable you can learn
Hospitality & After My Coffee Link-Up
We just had friends from New York visit with us for five days. What a treat! Hospitality, especially having overnight guests can be challenging if you don’t prepare your home and yourself ahead of time. Here are some suggestions that might make your next hospitality opportunity more fun Plan ahead – I make lists of what I need to prepare, what I plan to cook,
Hospitality, Caught more than Taught
What better time to begin working with our children on hospitality now that the holiday season is quickly approaching. Early in our marriage, we had three small children and we wanted to be the best parents we could be. So we set out to kill two birds with one stone. We facilitated a parenting class in our home, and simultaneously let our little children learn