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A Word at the Table

A Full Table Has Empty Chairs

By Sunday Dinner Reflections

If you live long enough, a full table eventually has an empty chair.

Someone moves away. Children grow up. Families change. Friendships change. Someone we love is no longer here.

That's part of why ordinary gatherings matter.

We rarely know which conversations will become memories while we're having them.

So when the table is full, notice it.

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