there is a family that pours out grace like a fountain, overflowing with it. time is not spent with the snowdens, it is earned. we gained a few good moons with three generations of this vibrant family - three with luke, amy, emma, and adam and their colorful housemates, dallas and stormie; and two with jim and lynn, whose house has always been a refreshing roadhouse for unlikely and often uninvited passersby.
luke and amy do parenting as they do hospitality: easily and with simple generosity. they are kind and gentle with emma and adam, even in their distribution of consequences, and have a much-laughing appreciation of their developing curiosity and response to life. they are a family of deep, various conversation, and of frequent laughter. they are a family living on purpose.
jim and lynn, likewise, have their eyes wide open as they live. they are a couple dedicated to generosity, of any variety of resource, of spirit, and of the gifts of the spirit. theirs is a christianity committed to the activity of love, and the community of those blessed by them continues to grow. we are inspired by both generations of snowden to understand and imitate the lifestyle of jesus, to be generous, to be joyful.
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