Have you ever made plans, arranged all the details, worked out time, place and menu just to find out that the calendar actually had something else recorded there?

Well, that happened this week.  To me.  Again.

I've done it before, and should have learned from the past.  But at least I realized it before I had a collision of events and people showing up at the same time.  So, with a quick run to the grocery store and a cancellation text for Friday night supper plans, we're good to go!

We'll be hosting some reps for Nipawin Bible College who are part of a  conference this weekend.  I baked some banana muffins and Crackerjack cookies.  I've got a pot of chili simmering in the slow cooker.  They will need bag lunches for Friday and Saturday so I've stocked up on buns, meat, cheese and granola bars!  I had to hunt around for the good ole brown bags.  Safeway doesn't carry them anymore.  But Dollar Store did.  

I do love hosting people and I think one of our spiritual gifts is hospitality.  In our first house, we only had two bedrooms, so we would give up our master bedroom to guests.  A hand-me-down trundle bed served as our extra bed and we would sleep on it in our baby's room back in the day!  We lived in North Central Regina, where our guests would park on the street and take the risk of break-ins.  The wail of sirens would wake those who hadn't gotten used to it.  That was our reality, our ministry.  And we welcomed people for meals, a bed and fellowship.

Now, we are empty-nesters and have extra three beds, two couches and plenty of floor space!  In summer, we can set up a tent for the adventurous ones.  And our wonderful home boasts three full bathrooms so lineups aren't too long! Our master suite is lovely and we don't give it up anymore.  We have our bed and familiar pillows, our own bathroom including a huge walk-in shower.  Even though we love company, it is nice to have a sanctuary where we can rest and then be ready to serve our guests.

 We have a great weekend ahead.  Just need to keep our eyes on our calendar!