backyard hosting

40th Birthday Party

August 5, 2018 Anne M.

She said, “My 40th birthday is in three weeks and I want you to throw me a party.” This is because we are good friends and good friends can make very clear demands. I hope you have a good friend or two yourself. The only thing I didn’t like about the idea is that I hadn’t thought of it. A […]

Lessons Learned

Backyard Summer Camp

July 29, 2018 Anne M.

My friend decided to do some very brave hosting last week. She set up a backyard Bible camp and entertained 20 children (only 2 of which were her own) for 5 days. Wow! How did this happen? Well… It all started during a conversation with the family ministry director at Cedars church, where our hero and her family go each […]

ReThinking Hosting

Summer Splash!

July 20, 2017 Anne M.

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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