tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407401078587932678.post1438193456521722044..comments2023-09-29T06:05:30.411-04:00Comments on Strickly Speaking: hospitalityVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01875834913316556128noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407401078587932678.post-56818302175869718452010-11-25T21:44:30.373-05:002010-11-25T21:44:30.373-05:00Good thoughts Em.
I agree, I believe there are sea...Good thoughts Em.<br />I agree, I believe there are seasons for being able to give. Last year was a season of learning to receive for me. <br />This year my capacity has blown wide open and I'm LOVING being able to give and have people in our house - I wish it were more often in fact!<br /><br />I am learning NOT to apologize and just offer warmth, good conversation and yummy food. :) <br /><br />I'm guessing "circumstances" is referring to the size or location of your house - if it's big, small, downtown, in the 'burbs, awesome decor, only a few lawn chairs. Because ultimately it's not the decor that makes hospitality - it's the friendship and sincerity of spirit.<br /><br />I also think that even when we are in a rough stage of life there are ways we "give" and offer hospitality to others, we may just not recognize it at the time? I'm not sure on that one, though.<br />I think Ecclesiastes has something to say about "times" and "seasons". :)Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01875834913316556128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407401078587932678.post-22877518960153009072010-11-25T21:38:52.732-05:002010-11-25T21:38:52.732-05:00I'm that person who apologizes! :)I'm that person who apologizes! :)Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12361808909291827373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407401078587932678.post-52690555468165264062010-11-25T12:41:07.739-05:002010-11-25T12:41:07.739-05:00i LOVE that you posted this and totally agree. Not...i LOVE that you posted this and totally agree. Nothing is more off-putting than a person who invites you over only to apologize for their messy house... Especially moms, because a messy house is nearly a given :)<br /><br />Though I don't 100% agree with circumstances not letting you show hospitality being a bad thing... I think there are seasons, and sometimes you're in a season where you need to be shown hospitality instead of giving it. But maybe when you have the gift of hospitality it's never a burden... what do you think?Emily Morricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06331780147271948152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407401078587932678.post-35601195212012623772010-11-25T11:17:26.340-05:002010-11-25T11:17:26.340-05:00wish i lived closer so you could show hospitality ...wish i lived closer so you could show hospitality to me! :) miss you, vanessa!manizorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16909026027631510202noreply@blogger.com