How To Set The Table- Home Works! Series

Welcome Porch Pals!

I am excited to start a new series with you called, Home Works! Throughout this series my goal will be to provide relevant information that can help you in your home. I would like it to be interactive, so that my readers are participating with their own wonderful ideas. On the days we feature a Home Works! segment comments are encouraged! Please share with us information suitable to the topic and tips that will inspire us to try something new. Each time the teapot is on, at the top of this page, it is a sign that Home Works! is in action.


Today I am providing an acrostic to serve as a reminder of what the family meal table is all about. We are not just feeding hungry tummies, we are feeding souls! I am aware that with older children, working parents, and sports activities, not all families can sit together every night. What would happen if we chose one night a week to implement the knowledge here? I am mindful that some members of our families will mock these ideas and insult our efforts. That's okay. Set a pretty table anyway. Did you notice that "E" had the word "Example" in it? Just be one. Let your family know that there is a place for them should they decide to join you. Speak life into them. Words of acceptance, sweet and soft-spoken. Truth and praises and words that heal. Be without hypocrisy, consistent and not showing favoritism.

Bless the food because every meal is a reminder of His kindness.  



T Training, Teaching and Togetherness

A Affirmation, Anointing, and Atmosphere

B Binding, Building and Blessing

L Loving, Listening and Laughter

E Encouragement, Example, and Enjoyment


This super teaching tool was included in a curriculum that I taught at a homeschooling co-op class for moms. We will refer to it again. I need to find the author's name and the title to give her credit, as it is due her.

There is a worth of information to pass on to you! Here are a few ideas to think about over the weekend.

"If your child was on an extended stay somewhere (mission trip, college, exchange student) would they want a tape recording of everyone at the meal table?"

Describe your table. What is it used for?

What joyful anticipation I have for your thoughts!

Warmly,
Alis