Full table, full hearts

"When the table is full, heavy with platters, wine glasses scattered, napkins twisted and crumpled, forks askew, dessert plates scattered with crumbs and icing, candles burning down low -- it's in those moments that I feel a deep sense of God's presence and happiness.  I feel honored to create a place around my table, a place for laughing and crying, for being seen and heard, for telling stories and creating memories."  ~Shauna Niequist, "Bread and Wine"

Thursday, our family got to be part of the welcoming committee for a SITAG team we don't get to see very often.  The wharf was packed!  For a little over a week, SITAG will be the home for twelve children between the ages of seven and fifteen.  This hardly ever happens, and we're so excited that the kids will have extra buddies, and so will we!

Last night, we enjoyed teaching this family how to play Pass the Pigs (which is extra funny here in the Solomon Islands where pigs are super valuable).

And then we enjoyed stuffed pumpkin served with a beautiful handmade ladle I found at a craft shop for just a few dollars.  What a sweet way to start the weekend, creating a place around the table for telling stories and creating memories and nourishing each other with good food and good fellowship.