Supper Club

I finished this book and I am so glad I read it!  It was an easy, conversational read -- just like you were visiting with a friend over some coffee.  One of the things that really struck me was the chapter called Porches as Alters.  Just talking about the good ole' fashioned (face-to-face) get togethers.  Like the good old days when phones and watches and social media weren't all competing for every waking moment of our time.  When we were not so focused on that instant reply or that worry that we might 'miss something' if we don't check it every five seconds.  Guilty!  Things don't have to be perfect, the house doesn't have to be spotless, the grass doesn't have to be ideally trimmed....just inviting people over to fellowship, laugh, eat, talk, work through troubling challenges that may be present in this season of life, have fun, let the inner you shine through, let go and let God.  REAL LIFE, REAL PEOPLE.  One of the things Jen also mentions in this book is her Supper Club.  The "rules" are listed below and it sounds so awesome!  Just getting together once a month and "doing life together."  Having that core group of friends is something that I was fortunate enough to grow up experiencing.  Our group acquired the name "COOP" which were all my mom and dad's friends who would gather for barn raisings and then food and fellowship.  Over the years, as we kids started coming along, we all became friends and are friends to this day.  This type of friendship and fellowship is so important and something that I so often find hard to make happen.  If we don't make it happen and be intentional with this fellowship, it will not happen.  So as hard as it may be to get a group of eight adults together all in one spot, all on one night, I don't want to give up!  The rewards will be worth it!  You never know, it may open the door to soooo much more -- including lifelong friendships with each other and our kids!

~ Supper Club ~