The MOST delightful Bed and Breakfast ANYWHERE!!!

This past weekend we had an amazing opportunity.  We were invited to spend the weekend in a beautiful bed and breakfast down in Souderton, PA.  Our schedule only allowed us to stay for Saturday night, but I think, once you see where we were, you can understand what an amazing opportunity it really was!

Here is the view from the front....

It was in one of those farm house apartments..... this was our view from the dining room....

"Our" room for the evening.....

Our own private bath.....

The Parlor...

The kitchen - let me tell you - this is where magic happens!!

Like 3 course breakfasts (YUP - those cinnamon rolls are homemade!!)

 lunch that keeps on coming, "Mennonite Supper" and unique desserts like "Finger Jello"....

And MY personal Favorite - Brownie Triffle.....

 Not only can the innkeeper cook - she is a crafter of the highest caliber - and, for fun, made us these wonderfully CUTE tags for our coffee mugs....

Okay - maybe it wasn't just for fun.  Maybe we have had "issues" with trying to sort out coffee mugs before....  

So - jealous yet?  

Here is the BEST part of the whole weekend.....

We had the opportunity to spend the weekend with THESE people...

And their parents (who have no recent pictures I could find to lift off of the blog...... Hint hint!!!)

This is the time for full disclosure.  My friend, Bevy, has always wanted to run a bed and breakfast.  This absolutely top of the line establishment we stayed in was their home.  "Our" room was theirs - and they gave it up to serve us.  Our church had a function the evening before, and they "put us up" to cut back on our travel time and expense - at no small sacrifice to themselves.  They literally gave up their own bed for us.  Who does that?

A while back, I was doing a series of posts on Koinonia.  It is community in it's highest form.  It requires sacrifice in it's truest sense.  It is banding together in a state of "doing" not a state of "being".  A phrase we use commonly at our church is "doing life together"- this is the essence of koinonia.   This family "put us up", fed us, and in a hundred other ways sacrificed for us over this last weekend - and beyond that?  Worked through some heart issues with us.  Followed up with us in some areas of accountability they are holding us to.  Got comfortable being uncomfortable with us.  And the result - I experienced God through them.  And now I get to embarrass them publicly!  Scott and Bevy - thank you.  Thank you for all you have been to us.  Thank you for your example, your love, care, and sacrifice.  Wish there was a stronger word than thanks!  Love you and your family - and look forward to our next adventure!