Before my kids go off to school, this is what I want to talk about...

What makes life meaningful?
How do you find meaning in your life?
What can we do when we find meaninglessness creeping into our lives?

Since this is a discussion we want to have with our kids (and ourselves) let's begin with our common ground in music. So when you come to Stone Soup this Sunday, bring a song that you feel deals with or frames the problem of one of the above questions. You can bring it on a mp3 player or we can look it up on YouTube. We'll use the music to jumpstart our discussion of such an important topic over the next few weeks. Then we'll actually do some things that are actually part of what helps us acknowledge and participate in what is meaningful in our lives together. We'll eat and play together, read scripture and learn from each other, serve others and more. Stephen will be leading a class for the kids that don't want to be part of this larger discussion.

So let's meet this Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Wesley Cottage in the back parking lot of Saluda United Methodist Church. For our dinner together, let's focus on being as fresh as we can be. Get a friend and/or family member and harvest something from your garden or get something from a local tailgate market and bring a fresh and delicious dish to share. (But as always, don't let the dinner thing be a hinderance to your coming, there is always enough and we're always flexible. )

After dinner, we'll spill out into our wonderful town for some town-sized games. This should be lots of fun and there should be plenty of benches for those who just want to watch (and not pull a hamstring).