We hope you were able to start using your in between times!

One thing we learned over the years is that we have to start early with invitations for holidays. Its 2 weeks before thanksgiving and Jen starts to hand out invitations to many of our neighborhood friends to our thanksgiving meal. After all the inviting we end up with a very full table and apartment. Everyone who came had a wonderful time together and many of them shared how it felt like family. Through early planning most people could come since they did not have plans yet.

I know we are still over 1 month away from thanksgiving, but as all of us know time flies. So why don’t you start making a list of neighbors you would love to have join you for thanksgiving. Then create an invite with an rsvp date and hand it out. Also with the invite ask your neighbors what side dish they would like to bring and to let you know as well with the RSVP. Jesus send his disciples ahead to plan the Passover meal so they were preparing things. He did not just show up, no He planned for the event. And let us all do that too!

So instead of just celebrating with your blood family Thanksgiving or Christmas, invite your neighbors to become family too. Set time aside this week to start planning and to get out invitations. Trust me you will be blessed!!

Hey our friend

We hope your week was great! We had a wonderful time traveling with family. It was really refreshing! After we got back we were invited to a really special birthday party of one of our neighbors with a theme of the 20s. So we all dressed up to look a bit like in that time. Jen of course did an amazing job with her outfit! I was also able to help friends from church to come up with a budget and create a business plan. Im excited to see how God will use those businesses to bring people closer to Him!

So last reminder set time aside this week to make invites for thanksgiving and start to invite your neighbors you know and also start planning a bit for it!

Have a blessed week and be a blessing!

Markus and Jen