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see as many people outside when we take a walk, but I have been trying to speak to

everyone on my walks. I hope to show them that I am interested in my neighbors.

We can also pray for opportunities. We won’t know everyone, but we can pray for

opportunities to reach out to those around us.

Another thing she mentioned was that there was an older woman on her street who

had no one in the area, so she planned a birthday party for her and invited all the

neighbors. What an incredible idea! Thank you, Sue, for your wise insights.

One of the easiest ways to help someone in need or even just someone who just

needs a bit of extra help is to take a meal. I usually take a main dish in a throw-away

container so they do not have to worry about getting the container back to me. I put

a salad in a large plastic bag or give a jar of applesauce, a loaf of bread or rolls, and a

dessert of some sort. If there are children, I’ll send cookies, but I usually do my cobbler.

I am sure you have great ideas, too. Sometimes I do three meals at once and deliver

them in the same day. It is easier than doing them a week apart.

One of the best things I’ve done is to train my children to be hospitable, caring,

empathetic people. In our last neighborhood, my kids and I would take a loaf of

banana or pumpkin bread to everyone when they moved in. I am sure there were

some we missed, but we tried. We also made cookie plates for households on our

street at Christmas time. I think it is part of our responsibility to show our children

ways they can reach out and show hospitality too. A friend’s family has made candy

cane bread braids every Christmas for over thirty years. It is a huge undertaking. The

recipe is found later in this book. Not only is this a fun thing to do, but people now

look forward to receiving them each year.

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