Pull Up a Chair and Sit Awhile

Welcome to our campsite

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Welcome to our campsite, and welcome to the month of May.

Rich and I always have extra lawn chairs sitting around our camper. This is a way to tell other people that we have room for them to sit and visit and stay awhile.

I always feel awkward when we stop and talk to people as we walk around the campgrounds and there is no place to sit and visit with them. It’s almost like they don’t want visitors. Or at least they don’t want visitors to stay for very long.

I know that isn’t true, but I have always felt that an empty chair is a way to show people that you have room for them. I think it makes them feel welcome.

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I like my yard flags. This one actually says “Welcome to our campsite.”

I want my “home” to be a place that welcomes strangers. After all, there are no strangers in life, only friends we haven’t met yet.

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