January 13, 2020

• Food and Fellowship

  Over our Christmas vacation, I got to eat out with each of my boys: one at a time, at a restaurant of their choice, just the two of us.

  

  Jeremy was home on leave and after not sharing a meal with him for seven months, a meal out with him was a real treat. After eating MREs for months on end, he had a list of food that he wanted to eat while he was home and I think he managed to get through most of his list.

  

  Jeremy had said that he didn't want to celebrate his birthday in Oklahoma and we were all glad that we were able to celebrate together while he was home.

  

  After Jeremy left, it was Justin's turn to invite me for a meal. At first is was going to be breakfast, but after consulting schedules, we settled on supper.

  

  A few days later, JJ picked Sonic. He enjoys having the food delivered to the car and then sitting there and visiting while we eat.

  As our family changes, it becomes more and more rare to have everyone at the table at the same time. I've decided that I'll take advantage of anytime that the boys want to treat me, not because I want to go out to eat, but because I love being with them and having time to visit with them.

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