Practicing Church

One more thing about the table I mentioned earlier, the round table that had come from my mother's house. The large round oak table was in the house when our family moved into it in 1960. The family of the previous owner had no need of the table and it fit well in the dining room where it had already served for several decades. My parents bought the table with the house. That previous resident was Mrs. Hattie Richards. It was her table. She was also one of the 1891 charter members of what was then called the Church of Christ, now known to us as First Christian Church in Gibson City. Gathering at that table now, I am thrice blessed -by present company and fellowship, by family memories and by the heritage of a wonderful congregation. What is there in your home, or among your possessions, that connects past and present?