i love the idea of living in community. not just- hey I ran out of sugar, can i borrow a cup?- type of community. but the good kind. the kind where we love each other, encourage each other, help build one another up, love each other’s kids. but i don’t think it’s always easy to live this way. it takes a large amount of vulnerability and trust. and it’s in all areas of life. we don’t get to pick and choose. (…)
i love this quote from Tim Kimmel’s Grace Based Parenting:
God left our families in communities to serve as porch lights, if you will, for the lost people around us. We are to be the steady glow that helps them find their way out of the darkness. When families are committed to being this light, they are inclined to live more intimately with Christ. They pray more, they study their Bibles more, they care for one another more, they reach out to their neighbors more. Somewhere in all the talk about raising kids, we moved away from this as a priority in our parenting.
what about you? what is it that you want your community to look like? what are your thoughts on community? i would love to hear!
I told Sadie today that I missed our family dinners and vacations so in a way, you will always be part of my community- no matter how far apart we are. I think true community changes you and you take part of it with you wherever you are. Community is going on this journey together. Miss you.
I love it Amy! And I so agree. I guess in a way community is like family. It’s not really about location, although it usually stems from that! And you will always be like my sister. Thanks. Love you.