Our Kitchen Table

Tonight after dinner, Brett and I sat at our kitchen table for about 20-30 minutes after we finished eating, and talked. This is not out of the ordinary, we do this every time we eat dinner. Some nights we will talk about a credit card bill, or we'll laugh about our days (usually with many contributions of my own, thanks to my 5 year old students:)), some days we pray for family, friends, and our own lives, but most nights we talk about our future: what will we do to better our lives, to bring people closer to Christ, we talk about our baby's name, where we will be in 1 year, 5 years, 10 years, etc., how we can earn extra money for our family, and so on.
Tonight was just another night sitting at our kitchen table. Same old ritual, we finished up with dinner, and talked. As I was listening to Brett talk, I trailed off a bit, and started thinking about our Kitchen Table. I thought about the lady from Southeast Christian Church who gave us our table when we first got married and lived in Louisville. I thought about how this table is not a cute or modern and it has many nicks and scratches all over it. I thought about how some day I'd like to get a different table. I thought about all the different meals I have prepared, some great homemade meals, and others from a box (like tonight:)) Then I started thinking about how many conversations, dreams and goals, and even tears have been shed (going through painful things, and moments of realization when we see God working in our lives and lives of other people) at this table. I then realized how much I love our Kitchen Table!!!! Tonight Brett and I prayed like we always do, prayed for family members and thanked God for the greatest gift He's ever given us, we ate our fetachini from a box, with my grandma's green beans, and then we talked. Talked while sitting at our Kitchen Table! ... Its obviously not the kitchen table that I love so much, its my husband and the conversations we have. But thank you to whoever invented the concept of kitchen tables so that Brett and I can have yet another great night of food, fellowship, love and some extra time together!