Rogue Reverend

Start Reading Journey Mama Now!

I rarely try to convince anyone to do anything.

But if I were going to convince you to do anything today, it would be to start reading, regularly, a blog called Journey Mama. It’s about Canadian Rae, who is the mother of four children, married to American Chinua, living in India (Tibet?), well, right now, I don’t know exactly where they’re living. They’re on a journey!

This is from Rae’s latest post:

This is what I have learned about hospitality:

1. No one cares if your house is perfectly clean. What everyone craves is to be welcome.
2. The smallest things are gestures of inclusion. A cup of tea, the offer of your kitchen if they’d like to make themselves a sandwich.
3. Children are very hospitable, if you allow them to be.
4. You can fall apart, even with people over. You can say, “What a day, I’m so tired.” People want to help.
5. The world is full of lonely people. Invite someone in.