God's Teaching Me!

This weekend we headed up to Canada for skiing and snowboarding. We had an adventurous time on the slopes and also got to experience snowshoeing and swimming outside! surrounded by snow. What was most pleasant about the weekend, though, was the company. Our hosts were gracious, fun, and seemed to truly enjoy entertaining. I never felt for a minute that we were imposing, because to them we weren't. No doubt the weekend was a huge sacrifice on their part, the cooking, scheduling of activities, and having guests in their home, but I could see that when Margaret said she enjoyed it, she really did. What a wonderful picture of true hospitality!
I love how the Lord teaches me about servanthood. I was grateful to be on the receiving end this weekend, and now I have a clearer picture of the heart of someone who truly enjoys serving people. Several times Mario and Margaret put their own agendas aside to serve us, like teaching Ethan snowboarding or watching the boys while we went snowshoeing. They didn't have to do any of that, but they chose to because they are people who put others before themselves. So in the end, skiing sure is fun, but being around selfless people? Very refreshing.