Dinner Talk is More About Than Meets The Eye
by Jenny Heart on Aug 29, 2009 with 24 Comments
Dinner should be thought of as one sharing experience to another. How dinner guest can bond closer together.
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People today are busier than ever. With today’s economy the way it is, no one seems to have time to eat together any more. Then when they do eat at the same time they tend to take their plate to their rooms. Why! Their world is spinning to fast. They should try to slow down and smell the flowers before sitting down with the family for a meal.
Dinner should be a time when family gets together to share about their day. To share about what made them excited enough to want to share it. Life is short! It need to be talked about and shared. Sharing is what meal time all are about.
Cooking can be twice as fun when it’s shared with a loved one. Ask your child or friend to help you with dinner ideas for the next day while sharing your delicious meal for the day. Let them feel free to write meal suggestions down and plan an inspiring message or devotional to be read during mealtime the next day. Be it ever so humble when your dining friends do stumble upon your table with excitement. Give them more than a piece of pie. Give them a piece of your spirited soul. Reach down and let them make your day humble and more than just alright.
Love brings more than food to your table. It brings many moments that’ll only be here for one day. Don’t waste it by forgetting to mind your manners. Give others a chance to speak. Then grace will be upon your table,
Bread can be more than broken at your table. It can be a time for thanking people of their worldly services. Many soldiers are sacrificing for our freedom daily. Give them a moment of silence and appreciation before you dinner begins. God bless us all and that counts you.
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Marie Milton | Aug 29, 2009 | Reply
Bon Appetite : )
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It’s good to make each experience count
Christine Ramsay | Aug 29, 2009 | Reply
You are quite right. A meal can mean so much more than just a time to eat. An inspiring article.
Christine
CHAN LEE PENG | Aug 29, 2009 | Reply
This is another great article! This does open my appetite. Thanks and have my liked it.
Charangotety | Aug 29, 2009 | Reply
Another great article from Mrs.heart.
B Nelson | Aug 29, 2009 | Reply
Eating together is an important act of family bonding.. I would even rather see a family eat together in front of a TV (where they are all enjoying the same show and talking about it) than eating seperately in their own rooms, as oddly enough, some families do.
ken bultman | Aug 29, 2009 | Reply
Taking meals separately while in the same house is almost the same as saying, I don’t care for your company. Not acceptable.
Beth Suess | Aug 29, 2009 | Reply
very interesting article, thanks for sharing!
Goodselfme | Aug 29, 2009 | Reply
Your points are shared by me too. Eating together is social, spiritual and physical too.TX for sharing your always good thoughts.
Buma | Aug 29, 2009 | Reply
Oh yes, me and my family have family talks, talk about topics that everyone can share. Beautifully said Mrs. Heart!
Trinket | Aug 29, 2009 | Reply
Excellent Article Mrs. Heart, family is important and you have expressed how wonderful it is to have your family together at dinner time very well.. just some special time is nice. And being thankful for everything is too, I agree.
Sonia Doreen | Aug 29, 2009 | Reply
I think you did justice to the dinner table and its occupants in this article, very well thought of.
Atikin | Aug 29, 2009 | Reply
This is so essential that I always support dinner talk! I was going to do an article soon on good dinner time habits (and I think I will tomorrow) but dinner talk is an essential part of that and it just helps a good family relationship. Both my parents have busy jobs but we try and eat at least one meal together during the weekend because its only feasible then. Good article.
fishfry aka Elizabeth Figueroa | Aug 29, 2009 | Reply
It is very important to cook, an eat as a family, not only is it good for us, but it teaches our children that this is family time.
My prayer is that they will pass it onto their children.
Life goes too fast, we need to take time to be together, work together and be a loving family , a team!
martie | Aug 29, 2009 | Reply
I always insisted my family eat together.
PR Mace | Aug 29, 2009 | Reply
Loved it. I am all about the family table. Even though it is just my husband and I we eat our meals together at the table and talk. I have good memories of dinner with our children. We ate, talked and laughed.
Monica Sappleton | Aug 29, 2009 | Reply
You are quite right, dinner is a time for the family to come together, eat, communicate, and build a stonger bonding. Tnx. for a wonderful article Mrs. Heart.
Monica.
chitragopi | Aug 29, 2009 | Reply
Yes, family ties are made stronger by dining together. As usual a great article from u.
Roctetttt | Aug 30, 2009 | Reply
Its a good idea in practice my partner only wants me to help when there are dirty dishes which means i will be the cleaner, other than that eating together as a family is great especially when you feed the kidds and they want to feed you.
CA Johnson | Aug 30, 2009 | Reply
I really loved your article. It affected me because my family didn’t share meals together the way we should have. My sister, my mom, and I would eat together, but my father wasn’t always around to eat with us. We also used to eat in different rooms so we didn’t always get to spend quality time together or share things about our days and I think that is so great that families do take the time to eat together.
Avaxier | Aug 31, 2009 | Reply
Great article, I totally agree that having Dinner Talk is important for a family.
My family were like that once but after my parent separated, it’s never happened again and we usually eat alone in the living room or even bedroom.
Yovita Siswati | Aug 31, 2009 | Reply
Great advise! I couln’t agree with you more.
The Candles | Sep 3, 2009 | Reply
Very nice article Maam. We are so busy today we don’t get quality time to share & care with our family members. Dinner time is a time we should utilise. Thanks for sharing.
wonder | Sep 13, 2009 | Reply
Love brings more than food. Now its the TV, always on during meals.
OhSugar | Sep 20, 2009 | Reply
Excellent post. You are so right, especially when it come to communicating with the young folks in your family.