This week my husband and I have been the grateful recipients of hospitality. Truth be told, we’d much rather be the ones extending hospitality. In our self-sufficient society, it’s much more comfortable to be the gracious givers than humble receivers. But every now and then, we all need help.
Sweet girl, "we vacated our house to extend hospitality to a special family who needed our home more than we did" IS hospitality. In fact, I dare say that the All-Things Southern Dictionary (if there's not one, there should be) has a new definition for hospitality. I like to think I've extended biblical hospitality for many year and in many ways. I've never given up my own home to be hospitable. Sounds to me you were "Doubly-Blessed". God blessed you by giving you an affordable, air conditioned place to stay and He blessed you a deeper friendship. I learned a new phrase in China many years ago; being "Double Happy." Marriages, blessing others while being blessed yourselves... that's double happy ma'am.
Sweet girl, "we vacated our house to extend hospitality to a special family who needed our home more than we did" IS hospitality. In fact, I dare say that the All-Things Southern Dictionary (if there's not one, there should be) has a new definition for hospitality. I like to think I've extended biblical hospitality for many year and in many ways. I've never given up my own home to be hospitable. Sounds to me you were "Doubly-Blessed". God blessed you by giving you an affordable, air conditioned place to stay and He blessed you a deeper friendship. I learned a new phrase in China many years ago; being "Double Happy." Marriages, blessing others while being blessed yourselves... that's double happy ma'am.
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