I don’t often feature our man cave – because I like to respect their privacy – but today is the right time to honor the guys and girls who come to our house.
One day – last week – I looked outside and noticed Josh shoveling our driveway.
He is in truck driving school and didn’t have class because of the weather.
A few days later – after another few inches of snow – Sam texted me to say he was coming to shovel the driveway.
He didn’t have work because of the weather and knew that it was supposed to get brutally cold later in the day. The snow was wet and too heavy for the snow blower.
This evening we were surprised with pizza and wings for supper – from Donovan and Diana.
I think they were celebrating that she passed her driver’s test yesterday. Go Diana!
That means that 11 out of 16 grandchildren are driving – and the 5 who aren’t driving are too young. 🙂
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I love the guys and gals who come to our house on a regular basis. I think it has been about 4 years – maybe more. It began because of our grandchildren and their friends wanted a safe place to hang out while watching sports and playing Xbox. Several are now married and no longer show up. (A few guys still come if their wife is away for an evening or weekend.)
Some come on a regular basis – others have only been here a time or two. The close of baseball, basketball, hockey, and football seasons are popular times.
They also seem to enjoy that we keep pizza, Hot Pockets, iced tea, ice cream cones, etc. on hand.
We are honored by their respect for us in obeying the list of “guidelines” we have posted in the room, and that they choose only Xbox games of which we approve. We went through a trial an error period with the games, but are now at a good place with those.
Each one has become a source of my prayers. As of today my list of those who have used the man cave contains 54 names – and there are a few whose names I do not know.
Oh, how, I love these young people and pray that God will use them mightily in His Kingdom.
Your grandchildren are wonderfully responsible — and they have a great place to congregate. I’m sure their parents appreciate the continuing use of your home as a place for the kids to get together where they will be safe and out of trouble!
I think their parents usually appreciate it. 🙂
I keep meaning to ask you ho Diane and Mark and their family are doing in snowy Maine!
They are doing well. They have about 4 feet of snow on the ground right now. However, in Maine the roads are usually clear quickly unless there is lots of wind.
I think this is a wonderful, at home ministry. Our youth pastor does very similar things for our youth at his “pad”.
We love having them here.
You have an important ministry to these kids. How wonderful that your grandsons are so helpful.
Yes – and yes. 🙂
It’s wonderful that they have a place like yours to come to.
I enjoyed the years when our teens often had their friends at our house. Our life and housing situation have changed so much since then, and we have no place to do that on a regular basis and we’re too far away from most of our family now. But I LOVE when a bunch of them come here over the holidays and we have people sleeping all over the place.
Those are fun (and sometimes chaotic) times.
I want to bless you for being a safe place for young people! I think that is such a neat thing to do for the young folks! 🙂 This post warmed my heart! <3
Thank you!