Cinco de WHAT?

I'm taking the kids to school this morning, well actually it started when April got home from work. "It's Cinco de Mayo!" To which, I replied, 'okay?'

April proceeded to tell me that she needed some items from the grocery store to make a dip for Cinco de Mayo to take to work. Okay. Let me go back to taking the kids to school. So, we're on our way, and in my 'festive' mood I wished the kids happy 'Cinco de Mayo.'

"Cinco de What?" they replied. It took a few moments to explain the liguistics of what I was trying to tell them about the 5th of May. We were not speaking the same language. You now, that happens alot in my life. Sometimes I think I hear something and have it all wrong. Sometimes others think they heard me say something and have it all wrong. And sometimes, I heard what they said and have the wrong meaning. In our relationships, and I feel I am an expert (I WISH), communication is always key. Communication at home can be crucial to our family's health just as communication at church is crucial to its health.

We are trying to build this church here in Georgia and I am finding how important communication really is. I see the vision God has given us for the church, but do others see it? Or do they just 'see' what they hear from me? It's always helpful to keep the communication pathway open. I know this helps me and maybe it will help you.