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hospitality & inspiration

Hospitality: Keep it Simple!

by Sandy on March 2, 2010

Many times I’ve been inspired by comments that I get from readers. One friend was getting ready to speak about hospitality in her church, and she emailed me for advice. I loved her heart when she made this statement to me, and I could just visualize what a beautiful, thoughtful person she is!

When people come [...]

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Favorite Things: Beauty, Food, and Friendship!

by Sandy on February 26, 2010

I love my home. Even when it’s dirty or turned upside down, home is still home.
Last week I was inspired by 3 things that made me even happier in my home.
Beauty
I took a favorite long white dish (thank you, Hoppi!)

Bought 4 primroses at the grocery store.

One of my favorite things is bringing a bit of [...]

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Deeper Meaning: Keeping Index Cards!

by Sandy on February 24, 2010

Fifteen years of history, I see as I’ve flipped through the index cards that I have rubber-banded together. I see names of couples and families, along with faces etched in my mind. The dates of when we had these families over, or even what I served, is not what’s gnawing at me. No, [...]

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Model the Good for the Lonely!

by Sandy on February 14, 2010

Dear friend, when you extend hospitality to Christian brothers and sisters, even when they are strangers, you make the faith visible. (3 John, The Message)
We never know what small, random act of kindness will touch a life. This verse was part of my morning quiet time today, on this beautiful Valentine’s Day.
I was inspired to [...]

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Happy Heart Day: Send an Anonymous Card!

by Sandy on February 12, 2010

Every year, the week of Valentine’s Day, I get “the card.”
For years (5 or 6?) this beautiful homemade Valentine’s Day card would arrive at my door and I’d try to figure out who sent it.
Until about 2 years ago – I asked a friend and I was right. She was the sender!
Even though I know [...]

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