So this week, I was inspired. Having read before about Sarah Smiley’s book “Dinner with the Smileys“, I was intrigued about the idea of inviting community members to join us for dinner or adventure during my husband’s current deployment. Our last posting and the deployments we endured at it were made bearable by the people we knew.  The community that supported us.  And while there are people here who have welcomed us so wonderfully, it is a much quieter place.  Our home is not the open door of activity it had been when we were living in our old community. But who’s fault was that? Dh has big shoes to fill and we would never replace him.  He couldn’t be replaced.  He is their dad, invincible and bigger than life in their eyes.  As it should be.  He adores them and they adore him.  Nothing will ever change that. But there is a chance here to fill his temporary absence in my kid’s lives with the wisdom, support and encouragement of their community.  So the kids and I brainstormed.  We had an opportunity here to learn about our community and grow in our relationships in it.  There was a chance to learn, about occupations, about people, about supporting each other and making connections.  And since even here on this blog I’ve written about filling those empty chairs with the people around you looking to fill one, it was time to step up. With dad away, we have many months of time that we could be intentional about inviting people from our commmunity to join us.  Who would we start with? So we made…