family dinners

hey friends. jackson here. this is my first time "blogging" so dont hate on my lack of skill. for those who dont know me im known as the funny guy around the willard house. i have also been called a hood rat from time to time because of the attire that i often sport. i am currently sitting in the lodge awaiting sams arrival from elizas and i figured i would talk about something we call family dinner here at the willard house. we decided to have family dinners because in todays society they are non-existent. growing up i was lucky to have a family dinner and it was usually on a special occasion. we made a promise to one another at the beginning of the year that we would sit down and have a meal once a week to have fellowship and to just spend quality time with one another. every sunday at approximately 730pm one of the house mates will prepare a meal to feed all 8 of us. thats right all 8. it is up to the preparer of the meal on what he is going to fix. for example, when i made a meal i made grilled cheese and soup, because who doesnt love that delicious combo. well tonight for dinner doug made jumbalia or however you spell it. to this minute im still uncertain on what i actually ate but it tasted good and i guess thats all that really matters. during the meal we usually converse and chuckle about our daily trials and tribulations. this often resorts to us crying in laughter because someone did or said something stupid. after the meal is over we take time to go around the table and talk about our lives. we often talk about the highlights of our weeks but also the struggles of the daily grind. this is a great opportunity to really catch up and learn about each other. we all enjoy this time because as we look around the table we know we are all brothers and will have each others backs no matter what. without this time there would be no intentional time set aside for encouragement in our daily walks. we hold this time very dear to us and it really is something special.