"In a recent study, 84% of parents agreed that family meals were important, but only 50% of family dinners were eaten together."
Who gathers at your table? How often? Is it sacred time or time served distracted and disengaged?
Today, we are talking all about the importance of gathering at the table with your family to share yummy food and connect and reflect together.
It’s a time when all technology is off and out of arms reach (we DO play quiet music in the background), and every member of the family has a chance to share about his/her day.
The table is a very intentional space that serves a far greater purpose than just eating a specific meal.
This is especially the case right now as many are distanced by space, masks, differences, and more. Gathering at the kitchen table might be exactly what we all need more of.
During my research for this episode, blog after blog mentioned the same idea…that gathering around the table is sacred and powerful.
“The table might not be new, but it’s as necessary today as it was in Jesus’ day and Israel’s history. We need space to regain perspective and reorient our focus back toward others and the things that matter most. So dust off your dining room furniture, pull up a few extra chairs, and make a simple meal. You might just find the life-giving grace of Jesus flowing from that space as you pass the bread and raise your cup.”
The thing is…if we don’t capture our family in moments such as these…they will be pulled further and further away by social media, cell phones, differences of opinions, friends, etc. Sitting together at the table for all or most meals during the week will provide an intentional set time to make powerful connections with your children and spouse. It is truly a fundamental piece to establishing healthy, open, and positive relationships with your kids. We are also teaching them how to be effective communicators and how to socialize in a dinner setting.
What Are Some Family Questions??
1. Tell us the best part of your day. Tell us the worst part of your day.
2. What great book did you read or have read to you?
3. How did you help today?
4. How did you show God’s love?
5. This or That questions
6. What’s one thing that helped you grow or become better?
7. What’s something funny that happened?
8. What’s one thing you are grateful for today?
Gathering at the table with your kids will check so many boxes:
-build relationships
-teach communication skills
-make connections
-offer advice/guidance
This month, it’s all about getting in the kitchen with your kids and gathering at the table with
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