What Does Your House Say? And To Whom?

The truth is that we are always communicating. My new haircut may tell you that it is getting warmer in Georgia. Or it might say that I don't want to spend time in front of the mirror. My clothes might say one thing to one person, and something different to someone else. Even my vehicle and my house communicate, whether I like it or not. Now, hopefully, someone will get to know me, and not assume things about me based on the way I dress or the house I live in. But, the reality is that these things are communicating something. To someone.

My genius wife and our incredibly artistic friend Marie worked together to create this sign that hangs right outside our front door at our house.

Our hope is that this sign will communicate something. To many someones. We want people to know that they are welcome in our home. This kind of sign is very different than the "No Trespassing" sign someone suggested we post on our property. :) We want people to come to the door. To drop by. To know they have a place with us. We have lived in this house less than a year, and already we have served well over 300 meals to people (not our family!) here. This is a priority for us.

Not only do we want people to know that they are welcome in our home, but we also want them to know they don't have to check their culture or their language at the door. We have lived in this house less than a year, and already we have hosted friends from over 18 different cultures in our home for either a meal or a time of worship. This is a priority for us. We are called to see nations come together for God's glory here on earth as it is in heaven.

This sign has started many conversations. People have noticed this as they drove past our house. We have been asked repeatedly "What language is that?" We have been told many times that we should add another language. And, some friends have even helped us get their language added to the sign. We have seen many smiles as people realized that their language is represented at our house.

What does your house say? And to whom? Have you ever thought about that before?