Party without Food?!?

Tis the season for parties.  Hence...'tis the season for buffet tables full of food.  Here's a thought for you.  What if you have a party without food being the center?  I know, I know, I'll give you a moment to compose yourself.  Ready?

Today I had a phone conversation with a friend of mine.  We were planning a get-together to see another friend and her family since they were in town for Christmas.  We decided to get our families together at 1pm.  That way we didn't have to eat a meal together and make the party more complicated than needed.  We wanted to see our friends and their families.  We wanted to have some time to catch up and talk with each other.  We wanted to get our kids together to run around and play.  We wanted to wish each other a Merry Christmas and share stories with each other about our lives.  We wanted to do all of these things so why do we need to involve a meal?  We decided that we didn't need a meal to do these things.  We just  needed each other and a place.

Our plan is simple.  We will meet at my friends' parents' house.  Thankfully, they are willing to have us since we will have a minimum of 11 kids and 6 adults.  We will eat lunch on our own before we come.  We will bring a small snack to share and we will feed our families dinner after we leave.  This way we accomplish our goal of visiting with our friends but no one is having to cook all morning before we meet or spend a bunch of money feeding us all.  I will admit that this was not my idea.  My friend came up with the idea and I love it.  I wish we could have more parties without food being the center of the entertainment.  We will be attending plenty of parties where there will be more food available than I should possibly partake so I am thankful to have one where I don't have to worry about all of the temptation surrounding me.

Think about doing this with some or one of the parties that you are going to schedule this season.  I think you will find it enlightening.

Have a great day and a great Christmas if I don't talk to you before then,

Corinna

"See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this; when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure." -1 John 1-3