Table of Contents
Introduction 13
Why Welcome?
Day 1 Holy Leftovers and Apple Cinnamon Tea 19
Day 2 But Do I Have To? 24
Day 3 Open Your Gift (and Then Give It Away!) 29
Day 4 Clutter-Busting Basics 35
Day 5 A Fresh Take on Leftovers 41
Family First, but Not Family Only
Day 6 Relatively Speaking 47
Day 7 Don't Just Tell Them-Show Them 52
Day 8 Sticky Notes, Bananas, and a Tank Full of Gas 57
Day 9 Quickstep Cleaning 63
Day 10 Sharing Some Secret Family Recipes 67
Find me Somebody to Love
Day 11 Tell Me, What Do You Have? 75
Day 12 Won't You Be My Neighbor? 80
Day 13 Just Open Your Eyes (and Ears!) 86
Day 14 Don't Fail to Prepare 91
Day 15 A Freezer Full of Love 95
Discovering Your Niche
Day 16 Our Need to Nurture 103
Day 17 On Puzzle Pieces and Purpose 109
Day 18 Go Find Your Old Self 116
Day 19 Carving Out Time to Care 121
Day 20 Sensational Salads 126
Meet Their Needs
Day 21 Holy Land Hospitality 133
Day 22 Enter Their World 138
Day 23 Share Your Stuff 143
Day 24 Your Home, Their Airbnb 150
Day 25 Sips and Snacks 154
Refresh Their Souls
Day 26 Lose the Stipulations, Keep the Love 161
Day 27 Cravings of the Heart 166
Day 28 Fanning the Flames 173
Day 29 Spa for Their Soul 178
Day 30 Pie, Oh My! 182
Hospitality Outside the Home
Day 31 The Proper Preposition 191
Day 32 Where Are the Layovers in Your Life? 195
Day 33 Serving Those Who Serve You 200
Day 34 Location, Location, Location 205
Day 35 A Basket of Blessings 210
Whose Eyes Do You Have?
Day 36 Grab the Right Glasses 219
Day 37 Lifting Up the Beaten Down 223
Day 38 Who'd You Bring with Ya? 228
Day 39 Filling Up So You Can Keep Pouring Out 233
Day 40 Calendar-Year Cakes 237
Your Final (and Continual) Assignment 243
Acknowledgments 245
Resources 246
Spiritual Résumé 247
Memory Verses 249
Notes 253