tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263828.post4651727561571015421..comments2023-11-02T03:35:19.455-07:00Comments on 4 Reluctant Entertainers Has Moved!: The TABLESandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08910644413175366761noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263828.post-40833409909370818102009-05-23T20:58:42.295-07:002009-05-23T20:58:42.295-07:00Oh my goodness, you're so right. It is brutal to h...Oh my goodness, you're so right. It is brutal to have a meal with someone with whom you do not get along.<br /><br />I had this experience recently, only it was my unfortunate reality to discover how little I like the person in the 30 minutes it took for our dinners to arrive! Needless to say, I was pretty quiet that evening.<br /><br />However, I never would have seen the correlation if not for your clever blog. Thanks for a great post, and a wonderful daily read.JoDraven03@hotmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263828.post-79023585126165480172007-07-26T07:10:00.000-07:002007-07-26T07:10:00.000-07:00Wonderful, wonderful post.Family dinner time has a...Wonderful, wonderful post.<BR/><BR/>Family dinner time has always been a priority with us. Our circumstances the last month have been strange, though - mostly due to me having surgery. So our dinners have been just loosey goosey. My daughter said two days ago that she misses real dinner with the family. My heart swelled to realize it's as important to the kids as it is to me and Todd.<BR/><BR/>Dinner (or maybe breakfast on Saturday) is where we connect. And I never thought about it the way you said. Everyone is focused when we're eating. That's absolutely true! Our best conversations - sometimes deep, sometimes silly - have been around the table.<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for defining what I've always known, but didn't know why. Now I do!Jensterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15639970448069931471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263828.post-32786510054689414592007-07-26T05:19:00.000-07:002007-07-26T05:19:00.000-07:00I dont know if I've ever left you a comment, I lov...I dont know if I've ever left you a comment, I love coming here! Squinted to see the title of the books, and saw Dangerous Book for Boys - such a fun book I bought it for all the dads in our family. xoxoGirl Raised in the Southhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589779898471579630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263828.post-37126678459727269492007-07-25T10:49:00.000-07:002007-07-25T10:49:00.000-07:00I love your acronym. I never even stopped to assoc...I love your acronym. I never even stopped to associate the dinner table is a safe zone ... Excellent, excellent, excellent.GiBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717697386035335817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263828.post-25397386250295616362007-07-25T09:11:00.000-07:002007-07-25T09:11:00.000-07:00I've always loved your photos of your dinner table...I've always loved your photos of your dinner table. We too have so much respect for a sit down dinner at our dining room table. We don't watch much tv as it is, but we never eat in front of the tv. The children don't enjoy sitting down as much as we do but hopefully in time they will start to appreciate our meals. After our blessing we always start the meal with telling each other one thing we are grateful for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263828.post-37680503025367240472007-07-25T06:42:00.000-07:002007-07-25T06:42:00.000-07:00Lovely.Lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263828.post-53072664870818919432007-07-24T08:37:00.000-07:002007-07-24T08:37:00.000-07:00Great post!!! We are sometimes so busy that we do...Great post!!! We are sometimes so busy that we don't sit down together. But our youngest son is changing that, he is 2 and insists that we all sit down together. We hold hands as we pray, he calls this a bear hug, and if we fail to do it he has a fit.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reminding me of the important things.Dee Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168414683688931601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263828.post-65886977271861094032007-07-24T07:56:00.000-07:002007-07-24T07:56:00.000-07:00I love the acrostic. So true. Blessings on your Ta...I love the acrostic. So true. Blessings on your Table!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263828.post-1592552324692348372007-07-24T05:51:00.000-07:002007-07-24T05:51:00.000-07:00You know, I have never thought to have meaningful ...You know, I have never thought to have meaningful talks with my children at the dinner table outside of the usual "how was your day." I notice, too, that my kids seem to tune me out everywhere BUT the dinner table. My goodness, it was as if you knocked me on the back of the head! I'm going to try something new tonight at dinner. Hmm . . . I will let you know what happens :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570437173288571934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263828.post-45414626155351077872007-07-23T21:48:00.000-07:002007-07-23T21:48:00.000-07:00Really beautiful table. It is tough to break bread...Really beautiful table. It is tough to break bread with someone if you are at odds. I totally agree, how important it is to resolve these conflicts.Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480908026387066960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263828.post-76630009156347412962007-07-23T21:24:00.000-07:002007-07-23T21:24:00.000-07:00You are so right about the importance of the table...You are so right about the importance of the table. It is the most important piece of furniture in our home. Every night we eat together whether it be at 6:00 or 9:00. No TV, telephone, or cd's, it is just us together enjoying a home cooked meal, talking about our day, dreaming dreams, or being silly. It is so refreshing and very much a blessing to find friends who value many of the things I do. ~JenJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16873081089753668041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263828.post-75540135146803087132007-07-23T18:59:00.000-07:002007-07-23T18:59:00.000-07:00Sandy,Thank you for all your wonderful inspiration...Sandy,<BR/>Thank you for all your wonderful inspiration and ministry through your blog. I believe in hospitality as a blessing and was recently able to bless the grieving family of our pastor with hospitality from the heart. They felt the love of our congregation through the small touches that were meant especially for them. God bless you and your family.Gracious Acreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102600044057378230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263828.post-16511224885447853932007-07-23T13:00:00.000-07:002007-07-23T13:00:00.000-07:00It's amazing how, after the flurry of preparation,...It's amazing how, after the flurry of preparation, we can then so relax around the table, to enjoy what we've worked so hard on with those who are present. It's true that conversations are helped by the positive distraction of food and a filling tummy!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10353465756013913758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263828.post-53831172666542024372007-07-23T11:32:00.000-07:002007-07-23T11:32:00.000-07:00Once again you have great insite on feeding the sp...Once again you have great insite on feeding the spirit as well as the body. The pictures are great! We love to eat on our back porch as often as we can. (Read: when it's not 95 degrees with 99% humidity!!) Blessings, DianeDiane @ A Watered Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331995244987250852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263828.post-72398186616752481752007-07-23T11:08:00.000-07:002007-07-23T11:08:00.000-07:00This is a good post and so true. I have a 16-year...This is a good post and so true. I have a 16-year-old son who speed eats and is ready to get up before I've finished fixing the little ones' plates. We're trying to make him understand that the family supper is about more than eating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263828.post-84438953656277114222007-07-23T11:07:00.000-07:002007-07-23T11:07:00.000-07:00Sandy, I just left a comment in your summer tradit...Sandy, I just left a comment in your summer traditions section, oops! It would actually be more appropriate in this comment section. Soooo if you want to read it....? I really like your heart for hospitality. It is a gift that has grown in my heart!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700745548873597290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263828.post-43329814355672861202007-07-23T10:40:00.000-07:002007-07-23T10:40:00.000-07:00Oh Sandy, once again you speak to my heart and sou...Oh Sandy, once again you speak to my heart and soul. Such words of truth. I love that you are reminding people to protect that sacred place... the dinner table. That place where we are safe to be ourselves and to know that we are being heard, wherever we are in life.linda thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819203001583691536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263828.post-79593757220658229942007-07-23T08:51:00.000-07:002007-07-23T08:51:00.000-07:00That really is a beautiful table setting and the B...That really is a beautiful table setting and the BBQ'd bread sounds awesome, too. Thanks so much for your thoughts. I'm going to try to keep this in mind more often.tammihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803890115567631062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263828.post-34985459669683758182007-07-23T07:51:00.000-07:002007-07-23T07:51:00.000-07:00Beautiful table & great thoughts, as always, Sandy...Beautiful table & great thoughts, as always, Sandy. It must be fun to sit around your family table. I bet I'd feel right at home!<BR/><BR/>Rhoda<BR/>Southern HospitalityRhoda @ Southern Hospitalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16741881774379561710noreply@blogger.com