Party Time

Tonight I am going to 40th party for my brother-in-law, Brett.  It is a funky hip hop party.  And we are going to get our groove on.  But I've been thinking about this party a little differently.  I recently read a story (it could have been here on faith chick for all I know - my memory is THAT GOOD) where the person hosting a party had a little chat with their grandpa.  And the grandpa, wise old sage that he was, said,

"Honey, you just make sure that everyone at this party leaves feeling better about themselves than when they came in." 

And I thought that was profound...because usually, when I go to a party I am a lot more concerned about how I feel about myself than how the other party goers feel about themselves.  It is just human nature to focus on ourselves.  Do I look good?  Do I have cilantro in my teeth?  Are my dance moves all that I thought them to be.....I do a mean roger rabbit....but I digress.  So the part about making sure that others feel better about themselves?  That must be a God thing.  It comes from the part of us where Jesus lives.  Because when he showed up to the party here on earth, he let everyone know their worth.  He thought very little of himself and what he wanted and a whole lot about us and what we needed.  And I love that about him.  And so tonight, I am going to this party thinking about how I can help other people feel a whole lot better about themselves.  Maybe I'll hold back a little while I'm doing the roger rabbit - I don't want to outshine anyone.

Susanna Aughtmon is a freelance writer, married to church planter Scott, and mom to three sweet boys, 6 and under.  She likes to spend her free moments trying to resurrect plants in her garden, eating chocolate, reading fiction and checking the comments on her blog, Confessions of a Tired Supergirl.

Comments

[Angela Meuser]

Great points. It made me a little teary-eyed--probably because I just read about a friend who had a head-shaving party when she was fighting cancer. Kind of makes you put a party into the right perspective. Now go rock the Roger Rabbit.