“All great change in America begins at the dinner table.” -Ronald Reagan We have talked all week about frugality in meal planning. I want to end our week thinking about how NOT be frugal at the tables in our home. While we slash grocery bills, meal plan, and reuse leftovers with frugality in mind, the greatest extravagance and over-indulgence at our tables should be in that of time, deliberate speech, and the extension of hospitality. Sometimes I think we have it backwards in this culture: we buy fast food so we can take time and spend the evening staring blankly at the TV. Many homes in America find families preparing a meal, just to have everyone eating in separate rooms, watching the news, or eating awkwardly with no desire for conversation. Seneca, influential Roman writer and philosopher in the time of Christ, said, It is not that we have a […]