You don't have to leave home to have an adventure. Just invite your neighbor to dinner.
When I first moved to California, I wanted to make friends with some of the mommies at my school. I was trying to think of a way to spend time with them regularly. So, I decided to host a workout time. Twice a week, ladies would come and work out on my patio. My house was way too small to […]
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So, you’re going to drive to grandma’s house, eh? Over the river and through the woods, with the kids in the back? You need a plan. Please realize that you can host in any space that you occupy. Wherever you find yourself, it is likely that you have the ability to make someone else feel welcome and valuable. If you […]
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Here’s the scary truth… in my city, if my three kids take 4 weeks of swim lessons during the summer, I pay more than 1K. Oh the pain! We now have a pool in our back yard and those kids need to know how to swim. So, here’s how we’ve managed. We host swim lessons! Our super-duper swim teacher used […]
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I don’t have a home business, but I admire the effort and courage it takes to run one. So, whenever I know somebody who sells products I’ll use, I try to buy directly from them. Last weekend, I hosted a home business bazaar at my house. A friend of mine makes jewelry and a sales day she’d recently been planning […]
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You came. You saw. You broke stuff. It happens. But what is a good guest, like yourself, supposed to do? First of all, be the one who calls attention to the incident. Don’t try to let it go unnoticed. This can be difficult if you have a few kids with you. They have to be coached to tell you as […]
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I’ve had a great view of a variety of guests. I’ve had guests that made me cry to say good-bye to. I’ve had guests who made me cry on purpose. I’ve begged people to stay longer and I’ve invited people to leave. Here are just a few thoughts. Do you need to bring a hosting gift? No, you do not. […]
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I’ve had a great view of a variety of guests. I’ve had guests that made me cry to say good-bye to. I’ve had guests who made me cry on purpose. I’ve begged people to stay longer and I’ve invited people to leave. Here are just a few thoughts. Good guests say “thank you!” I’m sure you say all the right […]
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Here’s how I progress with knowledge. First, I do something terribly wrong. Then, after brooding about it, I do it again, sometimes with a mild improvement in the results. I continue this pattern of brooding and mild improvement until I have a passable result. I usually stop progressing there. If you want to read about how I hosted a crowd […]
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When I host someone, or a group of someones, it is not my highest goal for them to have a lovely time. My guests don’t even have to become, or remain my friends. I do care about that, but what I want most is the opportunity to influence their life. Usually that influence comes in a package of lots of […]
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The thing about horribleness is that I usually don’t know it’s there. Sometimes I do. Sometimes I wake up and I’m mad. Horribly mad. I’m mad at my kids for not appreciating the eggs I make them. I’m mad that I’m up making eggs. I’m mad! Thanks be to God, that’s not how I usually function. Horribleness just lurks behind […]
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