Today I ask, how can you show hospitality and reach out to those around you? You don’t need a home, or large amounts of money. You only need to be willing.

Loneliness After Loss

My mother died almost 10 years ago after a 3 year battle with cancer. She was my family, my world. After her passing, I worried so much about holidays. I wondered where I would go since the majority of my family resides on the East Coast and traveling out that way during any holiday can be a costly endeavor. The holidays were a time I expected to dread. I expected it to be a time of loneliness, a time to remember how much I’d lost, and who was missing.

Never have I been so wrong.

In the 10 years she’s been gone, I’ve never spent a holiday alone. Since her passing, a countless number of people have opened their homes to me, treating me as if I were a part of their family. I went from not knowing what I would do, to having to try to fit in everyone in one day.

Where I expected lack; I was given abundance.

The Concept of Hospitality

To be a guest is quite a humbling experience and a beautiful gift, a true display of Jesus’ love for us. Each time I’m asked to be a part of someone’s holiday, nothing but my presence is expected of me. I am loved, cared for, fed amazing food and included. Their hospitality is truly…