Confusing Hospitality and Entertaining Be hospitable to one another without grumbling- 1 Peter 4:9 We are officially in the high holiday season, the hustle and bustle of Christmas time is upon us, along with the weight of expectations. Expectations for ourselves, for others and for how things should play out in this busy season. There are expectations that children will behave and be grateful, that the food will be amazing, that family will get along, that we will get exactly what we have been hinting at all year long, and the list goes on. The problem is, expectations often kill, be it death to joy or to relationships, expectations kill, especially the ones we place on ourselves . So, as we enter this time of opening our homes, our hearts and our lives to friends and family it is vital that we remember what the Lord’s expectation of us is- that we will “Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.” There are some people who are amazing at this, and then there ...
This blog is meant to be totally transparent. I believe transparency helps us identify, it helps us feel "normal", it helps us cope, it helps us learn...transparency is key in helping others and allowing others to help you become better. What is written here will be raw and honest, it won't always make me look good...but that isn't what I want. I don't want to look good, I want to be real...sometimes real is ugly.