Hello I'm Charity and I live with my friends.  I usually feel compelled to spit that out right at the beginning when meeting new people.  I also have a husband, baby, farm, play and teach music, love books, but did you catch that I live with my friends?  I have always felt a bit nervous about the reactions I might get when that bit spills out.  Usually they are in one of two categories.  Some folks are of a suspicious bent, with raised eyebrows and "this will never work" scrolling across their foreheads.  I usually respond to this by explaining that we all share the foundation of belief in our own sin and reliance upon the grace of God.  With most suspicious folk this only serves to show me that some people hide a third eyebrow that they save to raise at crazy communal Christians.  Most people, however, respond in a second manner - they smile and say they have always wanted to try something similar.  This blog is for them.