play date

Noah and I had a play date with a friend and her 3 boys at the park today.  We are so blessed that City Park is only about a mile from our house!  It holds the biggest playground around, with lots of equipment for big and little kids.  The playground even overlooks a pond that is filled with ducks and swans, so Noah gets to enjoy some wildlife while he plays.  It really is the perfect little spot for him, he always has a great time there!

I tend to be an introvert, and could be comfortable with hardly ever leaving our home.  But I'm a very extroverted introvert, because I really do love getting to know new people, hearing their stories, and making new memories with friends that I already have.  And as much as I could just hide out in our house all of the time, I always enjoy getting out, and getting some social interaction.

When pondering these tendencies this morning, I realized that God wants me to both get out, and stay in.  He wants me to use my home as a place of hospitality and ministry.  To maintain it as a warm environment, that is filled with His presence.  To invite others into that, and serve them.  But He also wants me to get out, to be a light to the world, which involves going into the world... which today meant going to the park, engaging those whom I encountered, and loving them in action and in truth.  And today, Noah and I had so much fun doing just that!