When our upstairs neighbors moved in, about 6 months ago, I felt like we should take them a house warming gift. So my wife made some cookies, and with a little prodding, my whole family took them up to them. They said thank you, and that was that.
Fast forward about five months when my wife and kids were out back playing. Our neighbor, along with her new baby son, came outside and began a conversation with my wife. This turned into a time where my wife and this woman became friends.
Fast forward about one month. Our neighbors are moving and my wife asked if she needed help packing. The lady accepted and my wife helped and brought her and her son some enchiladas. They were going to pack but that ended up on the back burner while Tonya and her sat and talked for a couple of hours.
Fast forward to today. I got a knock at the door while Tonya and Sidney were gone, I was here alone with the boys, it was our neighbor. She asked if Tonya was home and I had to tell her no. She then handed me a plate of home made sushi. I thanked her because we LOVE sushi at our house and then we began to talk right there at the door.
She had some questions about some Bible stuff and I got to share with her about Jesus. She then told me that she would like for me and Tonya to get together with her and her husband when he gets back from his Navy Seal training. She told me she would like for him to spend some time with me because he could use "a mentor". I don't know about the "mentor" part but I'm hoping this works out.
Things come so naturally when we just love people with God's love. We don't even have to work at anything really. When you just start with a simple act of kindness and genuinely just want to build relationships with people, God takes that and runs with it. You don't have to be special just available.
