“True hospitality offers a welcome into imperfection and messiness， a place to belong and be embraced。”This is a wonderful invitation to every Christian to embrace the practice of hospitality。 Jo has bought together this book， which consists of passages of her mothers words， her mothers journal as she worked with A Rocha， and retellings of biblical stories， and tied them together with her own thoughts and stories， in a way that feels natural and complete。I found Melinda’s journal entries very in “True hospitality offers a welcome into imperfection and messiness， a place to belong and be embraced。”This is a wonderful invitation to every Christian to embrace the practice of hospitality。 Jo has bought together this book， which consists of passages of her mothers words， her mothers journal as she worked with A Rocha， and retellings of biblical stories， and tied them together with her own thoughts and stories， in a way that feels natural and complete。I found Melinda’s journal entries very inspiring， both in their honesty （hospitality isn’t always easy） and in their simplicity （hospitality can be found in everyday little moments）。 As not much of a cook or a natural host I was interested to see how this book would resonate with me， and I was surprised at how moving and inspiring I found it。 It reminded me that hospitality isn’t just fancy meals and guest lists， it’s also surprise visitors and frozen pizzas surrounded by overflowing ironing baskets and dirty dishes。 It’s in the every day moments， it’s sharing a flask of coffee or serving up food in your best pottery， it’s both in the big and small， it’s setting an extra place at the table， it’s community and it’s what we were created for。 。。。more