Comments on: Strength of Friendships: Sweet Maple Butternut Squash!

By: Lucky guests will feast on Irish Bread Pudding – Oregon Women’s Report

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:01:49 +0000

[…] of love, a few weeks ago we had a couple over for dinner. You can read about it, here, but after delegating “dessert” to my friend, Judy, she brought her killer Chocolate Bread […]

By: Gooey Bread Pudding: The Irish Way! â€” Reluctant Entertainer

Gooey Bread Pudding: The Irish Way! â€” Reluctant Entertainer — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 07:02:37 +0000

[…] of love, a few weeks ago we had a couple over for dinner. You can read about it, here, but after delegating “dessert” to my friend, Judy, she brought her killer Chocolate […]

By: Elen

Elen — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:10:33 +0000

May I just say I love this menu, and the butternut squash looks absolutely glorious. I love when we are together with close friends. I’m always learning something new about himself, and I’m sure he would say the same. I think good friendship is rare and strengthens all of us.

By: Lovella

Lovella — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:08:17 +0000

Sandy. .I couldn’t agree with you more. While we mentor engaged couples around a table we often urge them to surround themselves with healthy couple relationships. In our experience we have seen how valuable good marriage examples are. I also recognize that when we spend time with these young couples. ..our marriage is encouraged and we benefit along with them.
Great post Sandy . .wonderful advice.

By: Susan @ Entertain Exchange

Susan @ Entertain Exchange — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:22:26 +0000

This is so true. I think it truly brings a couple together to have other couples to share their lives with. It’s kind of like couples dating couples – sharing great food and conversation!

By: Kirstin

Kirstin — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:14:18 +0000

What a great post Sandy. And I love all the comments. I think is true that when we have other couples around us they bring out something in ourselves and our spouses that maybe we’d otherwise take for granted or not know about.

By: Kirstin

Kirstin — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:59:40 +0000

In reply to linda t. That is beautiful!!! I love how you put it and it's so true.

By: Kirstin

Kirstin — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:53:54 +0000

In reply to Julia. yummy!!! I love Calzones! I love the idea of making individual servings, then people can add whatever they want. I will remember this

By: linda t

linda t — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:00:42 +0000

CS Lewis has a wonderful book called The Four Loves. The chapter on friendship spoke to me deeply.

“In each of my friends there is something that only some other friend can fully bring
out. By myself I am not large enough to call the whole man into activity; I want other lights than my own to show all his facets.”

Another words, the beauty of entertaining and sharing our lives with others and sharing those moments with your spouse… you will see what others bring out in each other… that you yourself may never fully bring out in the other. Someone else will draw out a part of my husband that I may not have even known before. What a gift we are to each other.

By: Donnetta

Donnetta — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:09:44 +0000

So not only is dating once married encouraged, but double dating! Fun!

We have such an event planned in a few weeks with some friends. We’ve already determined that this get together is a no children event. Just us, as adults.

I am already so looking forward to it!