Have you ever noticed that once you have someone over to your home - or you've been invited to someone else's home.....how much better you feel you know each other afterwards?! I love that!
We finally(!) had a lovely (much older than us) couple over yesterday that we've enjoyed getting to know over the years (yes... years!) at church. We thoroughly enjoyed the time & simple dinner & dessert (nothing fancy) we shared together.
Even our children engaged with them in conversation, shared their interests, introduced them to our pets, entertained them & demonstrated how we bowl, play golf/tennis, etc. in our living room - via the Wii ... They seemed fascinated by that :)
This couple: passionately love & serve The LORD, have been married almost 58 yrs., absolutely adore each other & have endured much together - yet they're full of life & remain young at heart .... & seem to possess a generous(!) supply of something I crave (wisdom!). Every now & then, in conversation, they shared precious nuggets of wisdom that I collected & hope somehow remain preserved in my heart for just when I need them most. Tho' our time together flew by all too quickly, I was pleasantly satisfied (blessed!) when they left .... feeling more like family.
1 comment:
That's wonderful. I sometimes feel like we are trained in society and in church to keep age segregated. How many of us have real relationships with people much older than us or younger than us. Why do we stick with those in the same station of life. Think how much more we could learn if we were to hang out with the elderly more. Or how much more we could teach those younger than us. IT seems like those principles in the bible are lost, not taught or encouraged by the way modern american churches function. You see, you have touched on a nerve for me. LOL
Susan
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