Yes, I know. I think Gypsy Mama will forgive me, but it's been that kind of weekend...filled with lot's of surprises requiring me to roll with the punches.
So why not just skip this weeks writing prompt? Cause I really love this community and I figured better late than never.
The timer is set for five minutes and I am settled at the keyboard. Here we go with this weeks writing prompt:
WELCOME!
This word evokes so many different thoughts for me. My deepest desire for anyone who enters my home is to feel WELCOME, to feel like there is nothing more important to me and my family right at that moment than to sit and chat awhile. To inquire about their life, their dreams and their hopes. Asking "How's your mother? or inquiring about a new job. I want them to know that when they bring your little ones to my home there is nothing that can't be spilled on or broken that means more to me than the time spent with them and their children
It invokes in me a feeling of inclusion, to WELCOME everyone into that circle sitting at a table in the bar at a writing conference. Some one stops by and says hello...you WELCOME them in. There is always room for another chair at my table. Always.
WELCOME is the first thing I say when holding a new born babe in the hospital. "WELCOME to the world little one. There is a great adventure waiting for you." I love the feeling of new beginnings.
WELCOME is...
STOP!
OK, so now you get to finish. What does welcome mean to you??
'There is always room for another chair at my table. Always.' BEAUTIFUL!! I think that was my mother's motto as well: Always room for one more. (and there were times when 'one more' eventually became nearly a dozen!)
ReplyDeleteOh, how absolutely lovely! I, too, posted a 5 Minute Friday on Saturday and for all the same reasons. So I just wanted you to know that you aren't alone. The topic was just too wonderful to pass up. I loved your take on it. I always say that to new babies too! Thanks for linking up (even if it had to wait until Saturday). Smiles -
ReplyDeleteJumped over from the Gypsy Mama and I love the part that the nothing can be spilled or broken ... I could not agree with you more that this is something that welcomes young moms with young children into one's home ....
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Beth
ps I too was unable to write until tonight Saturday!
You can tell that you are a very welcoming person. Loved your post.
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