Hospitality Archives ⋆ Diana Leagh Matthews

Exuding Hospitality

May 1, 2012 2 comments

Over the weekend I spent time with my cousin. At first sight we seem like an odd pair. After all she’s the same age as my grandmother. However, we’ve been good friends for over a decade. My cousin Hazel has the gift of hospitality. She instantly makes you feel comfortable in her presence. When you enter her home you know […]

Inasmuch As You Did It To One of These

January 29, 2012 2 comments

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The other day I was sitting in a restaurant minding my own business. I looked up to find a man approaching. My first reaction was to shy away. His clothes were torn and ragged, his speech was slurred and his eyes were blood shot. He was asking for money. Of course I didn’t want to give him any, but my […]

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Exuding Hospitality

Inasmuch As You Did It To One of These