We had the opportunity to go to Dallas to visit some good friends for the 4th. although, i didn't feel very 4th of julyish because i didn't even dress lily in her flag onesie until the next day, and i didn't watch fireworks or eat a hotdog...but i had the most amazing pulled pork sandwich and corn with chile lime butter...courtesy of our hosts, which was WAY better. and i also had homemade ice cream, and if you know me at all, then you know this is me in my element! anyway, i didn't get on to post about what i ate...
i love chelsea and jesse and their sweet baby jackson. i love being around them because for some reason all my stress and worry melts. sure, it's a distraction to be in a social setting, but there's something deeper - a sense of calm that i have when i'm with them. they plant flowers and work in the yard together, they love to have people in their home, and chelsea doesn't seem to get stressed out by being the hostess, they encourage, they affirm, they help me to see things in new ways...
they love the lord authentically, and from that they love each other well, their baby, their family, their friends...and so i was a recipient of that this weekend.
my prayer is that the same would be true of us...that we would live generously...that we would have an open home...that we would serve well and love well...and that after walking away from us people feel stirred in their affection for the lord.
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