This is Part 1 of 6 videos that makes up about a 25 minute conversation I had with a couple of my good friends. “Erin from Florida” and “Jenny the Climber” are women I met in Switzerland at a place called L’Abri. While at L’Abri we would have small gatherings of 8-10 people called “Formal Lunch.” The lunch portion usually consisted of soup, homemade rolls and stinky but amazing swiss cheese.
And garlic. We ate lots of garlic.
As garlic permeated the room, the formal portion consisted of the freedom to bring up anything we were studying or thinking about. The discussion or debate would go from there. It was generally civil, always enlightening and left you leaving full of thoughts and carbs.
3 years later, on a different continent, Erin, Jenny and I tried to re-create Formal Lunch as authentically as possible. Minus the food and view of the Swiss Alps, what transpired is pretty true to form. No questions were pre-discussed and no animals were hurt in the making of this Formal Lunch video. Well, Walter may feel differently, but he can’t talk.
Or can he? Don’t miss his return…especially in Part 6: The Dating Show. He’s a little desperate for a lady friend.
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Makeda – Looks like that “technical difficulties” tweet really paid off. (-: But seriously, thanks for the words of encouragement. Hope you enjoy the 5 more to come!
Joy,
I want to just take a moment and thank you from the bottom of my heart for spending your life reaching out to young adults, like myself, who are in need of guidance. I’ve learned so much from this blog, and thoroughly enjoy every post. Keep doing what you’re doing-it’s inspirational, and truly touching.
Kaitlyn – Wow, that comment is probably one of my favorites so far. Know that everything I am saying comes from learning from my parents and then messing up…trying to trust God, then messing up, studying, then messing up…you get the picture. But it’s all part of learning and growing. I pray as you also seek to learn and gain wisdom and guidance, you are then able to serve others. We are all in this together!
I LOVE part one. I’ve been thinking lately about the combination of healthy boundaries and what it looks like to, as a single woman, love the single men in my life in a healthy way. I think it’s a challenge that’s easy to shy away from because it can get hard when real feelings get involved. For me, the desire to be loved can be so near the surface, and I’m learning to check myself and where I am at emotionally and spiritually before entering into significant/serious conversations with the single men in my life.
Additionally, thank you for quoting Arrested Development. (A trick is something a whore does for money…or candy!)
Haley – Oh man, reading that made me want to watch A.D. all over again. It’s been far too long and I am so glad that quote didn’t go wasted. It just sprung forth out of my mouth like a gift to viewers like you.
“I’m a monster!!!”
Makeda thinks...
“People are hungry to be known” – an extremely powerful statement that is full of so much truth. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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