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Half-linc Hayday

June 6, 2013 by Payton and Grace Downing

I am of the strong opinion that eating together is one of the best ways to get to know people and form familial type bonds. I have the luxury of eating three meals a day, of which I am well-aware that much of the world doesn’t have this option. But, I am convinced that if that blessing is available to us, we are much better off doing it in the company of others. It is a good thing that our small group shares my sentiments.

This particular epic dinner involved another International-themed potluck and homemade ice cream. Mind you, this was the kind of dairy that didn’t come from a carton and it was fantastic! Things were a little chaotic with people running around the kitchen and Josiah and I being designated to make up a recipe and end up with an edible result.

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These were quite the selection of machines and we were unsure if they were up to the task.

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Rachel’s faces make me think she was a skeptic. Jim came to the rescue when one of the machines went kaput. All of his efforts were for naught when we found out some teeth were missing in a gear. We were then down to one machine.

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Rachel made sure that I got fed while I was trying to prevent a dairy catastrophe.

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While Connie was double checking the kids ice/salt job, Payton was hard at work replanting a banana tree for the neighbor.IMG_2829

Finally there was ice cream to enjoy (topped with your choice of mangoes or strawberries).

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Finally, the evening ended with a campfire and the collapse of the hammock. Rachel wasn’t phased and didn’t even drop her ice cream.

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It was a night to remember for sure!

Filed Under: MTC Tagged With: experimenting, fellowship, pictures

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  1. Corinna says

    June 6, 2013 at 1:21 pm

    Yay! Another post. I needed the reminder about community. I was being tempted to pull back in survival/protection mode and God used your post to once again urge me to build bridges in relationships, to not pull back. ~ Getting out of the comfort zone once again.

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