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House Rules: Rosemary's Reminders and Rules of Real (unconventional) Hospitality

House Rules To start, I’m very type A and borderline OCD about the neatness of my house. Everything has its place. I have all my DVDs alphabetized and one day would love to alphabetize all the books on my shelf, by author, subject, title, etc. However, I’m writing this post to myself as a future reminder to reference and to whomever else just happens to be reading it as well. I’m tired of making mental excuses for why people can’t just pop in and out of my house for mutual encouragement and community in the Lord.   Now, I’m a huge advocate for family time, probably more than most people are. If something isn’t helpful for all members of our family or simply doesn’t fit into our family’s schedule, we choose family time over that event, invite, etc. I think family time should be guarded and valued, but I also think our homes should also have a sense of openness to those God places in our lives as well. As I’ve been thinking about this particular subject, the lyric of a Mandi...