We are ready to feed 400 guests today at the Inn a dinner of turkey, stuffing, sweet potato casserole, cranberry sauce, cornbread and pie. Later today, the permanent team will be having their own meal. Thea has to prepare the turkey and Mark is making mashed potatoes.
We have so much to be grateful for this day. We are thankful for each other and all of our family members. We are so appreciative of our friends, especially those of you who have sent cards or commented on our blogs. Your prayers and words of encouragement have meant so much to us. We are thankful for the team here and all they have done to welcome us, to be patient with us as we make mistakes, and show us what it means to live simply with the poor.
This morning at Mass, after the homily, a guest named Rhonda told everyone how grateful she was to God who had helped her through her addiction, healed her when she was expected to die from a gunshot wound to the head, and brought her to an existence where she no longer lived on the street. Her testimony was powerful and pointed to the goodness of God and her total reliance on Him. Both of us were humbled by Rhonda's absolute trust in God's mercy and goodness. Everything we have and are comes from God; for Him we are most thankful.
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