November 25, 2009
The days have flown by! Nanowrimo-ing sure takes up a lot of time! And then there’s work, family time, church-in-the-park, morning coffee times… and a big birthday party (about 2 dozen people) for my hubby! Happy 57th!
I have been really wanting some time with You, Papa. It’s just good to be quiet and alone together.
Yesterday at coffee time we were talking about how things were when we were growing up… and I realized how fortunate I’ve been! (good family, decent home, church, education…)
I was thinking about our house on Hardie Road – it was 1200 square feet each on both floors. More square footage on one floor than we now have on two floors… and bigger than any house I’ve lived in since I finished school and left home. But it was wonderful for my parents who really did have the gift of hospitality! Guests year round, plus all those ISCF gatherings, piano lessons, people camping out in the rec room, etc etc etc.
I love how we all fit in here the other day for hubby’s birthday. One cozy group in the living room, another group around the dining table, a couple folks in quiet conversation on the bench, a couple more hanging out in the kitchen… and there’s still space behind the couch to set up another table for games or whatever. It was awesome! Thank You!
Can’t wait for summer when we can extend it out onto the back patio space, too!
And even a couple chairs and a little table outside by the front door for breakfast and/or morning coffee, in the early morning sun J – and the late evening coolness!
I was thinking again about my sometimes-dream of eventually owning several units, where like-minded-folks (and/or family!) could live close together and share their lives…
I need to find out when the next strata meeting is! And I need to meet my neighbors!
We can actually seat a lot of people in our little dining-living-room! 3 on the couch, 2 on the brown leather chairs, 2 on the wood stools/coffee tables, 3 on the wood bench, 4 on the dining room chairs, 1 on the office chair, 1 on the child’s chair, 2 on the brown leather footstools, and even a couple more on the ends of the TV bench, if needed! That’s 20! Wow!
Lord, I so long to be hospitable – on a regular basis! And I so long to have my neighbors drop in. It’s not so easy to get to know people this time of year, dark and cold, everyone tucked inside. And kind of sad to be far from good friends like D and L, and D and D, and so on, who lived close to our other place.
Father, that really struck me on Sunday at church-in-the-park-I-mean-basement (!), how happy that mom and her little guy were to get scrambled eggs for the little guy’s breakfast, and that ½ jug of milk to take home. They were so joyful for such small things! A wake-up call for me! Thank You!
I love You, Lord! Thank You for Your salvation! Your sacrifice! Your love and care!
Thank You for all I am learning from You and Your Word as I do the NaNoWriMo thing. Thank You! Amen! J
