Invitation Ignored

I recently forgot to RSVP to an event that I was invited to and I fully intended to respond. Thankfully, there was a follow-up text from one of the hostesses. I made it to the event. My wife is usually my “social planner”, and she is great about responding promptly to invitations. I can certainly…

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RSVP – Please Respond

I know what it means when I receive an invitation with these four letters on it – RSVP. I guess I made up its meaning… I thought it meant: “Please Respond Verifying Presence”. It actually comes from the French culture and language. It is an abbreviation for: “Répondez s’il vous plaît” and it simply means:…

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Everyone

Everyone is a word that doesn’t include exceptions. I will sometimes see a word like that and there will be “*” which means there are exceptions. I can’t think of one single exception when I think of God’s love for our world. He doesn’t want anyone (no exceptions) to go to eternal death. He wants…

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Ultimate Invitation

  I enjoy a good invite. A few weeks ago, I received a formal invitation to my oldest grandson’s birthday party. The theme was Mickey Mouse! Of course, I made plans to be there. The party was yesterday and we most definitely had fun with him, family and friends. Invitations are most always optional. If…

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Open Invite

  I remember going to my grandma’s (aka Mammie) house when I was a kid. I never needed to call ahead; I could just go visit at any time. I knew that I had an open invite to her house any time. I loved popping in and visiting with her while she worked on a…

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Open Invite

I love an open invitation. There no pressure, I can come anytime – I’m always invited. My kids have an open invitation to come home to visit at anytime. An appointment is not required. I also have some dear friends that I will move my schedule around so that I can accommodate them on their…

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