Hospitality

As we prepare to make the barn into our very first apartment together, I've been thinking a lot about what kind of home I would want us to have. God has been teaching me a lot about the importance and beauty of hospitality over the past few years, and it's really made me think about how I want it incorporated into our home.
I've learned these past few years that having a house that feels like a home to everyone who enters it is a wonderful blessing. I want so badly for everyone who enters our home to feel warm and safe and nurtured. I've had the awesome experience of that in other homes before, and sometimes it is the most refreshing experience you could have. When you feel tired and emotionally spent; when you feel lonely or scared; sometimes all you need is to step into an environment that just seems to reach out and hug you. To sit on someone's cozy couch sipping tea and talking can be the best form of comfort and reassurance. I want to offer that to people so badly. I want our home to be their home-- even if it is for just a few hours. I want it to be a safe haven for the tired and far from home.
I've been given such a gift before, and now it's my turn to give that same hospitality and inspiration to others.

~Kelly