It was going to be a quiet Thanksgiving. Just me, two of my sons, and one girlfriend. I decided the house would be too quiet. After raising four boys, our house was always bustling, not only with the holidays, but always. Four people is just not enough. Thanksgiving should be a crowd.
I knew several single people whom had no family around. I decided to call and invite them over, half expecting they’d have other plans. To my pleasant surprise, they accepted. We had 10 people for Thanksgiving dinner. But at that, I still had left over dessert.
The following day, our church served Thanksgiving dinner to a large group of people at the church fellowship hall. Our Christian single’s group, in which I had just joined a few weeks prior (and knew only a half dozen people), were the servers for that dinner. Upon cleaning up, I commented to a couple of singles that I had leftover dessert if they wanted to come to my house afterward. Little did I know that in THAT group, that kind of invitation was an open book.
Word spread like wildfire. Once I was home, my doorbell started ringing... "Is this where the singles are meeting tonight?" "Yeah, I guess... come on in!" I had 22 Christian singles show up at my house that night... I think the dessert must have been like the fishes and the loaves of bread. I don’t remember that we ran out, or that anybody complained that there was no dessert left!
We ate, played board games, found sitting space on the floors, and had a wonderful time visiting. Most of those people I met for the first time that night. At MY house!! That was 13 years ago. A bond was formed between many of us that night and we are still friends today.
Are you alone for Thanksgiving dinner this year? Get on the phone, call around to all those you believe may be in the same position you are in. Tell them to bring a friend... it could be one of the best things that ever happened to you!!
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Esther publishes a Free Christian newsletter, Heavenly News Online, which features articles for Christian Singles.
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