Inviting people to your home for a meal is one of the most important ways that we build communities of friends and neighbors. As he planned how to feed some people at a coming dinner gathering, Salvation South editor Chuck Reece found himself grateful he could do that, because five years ago, no such gatherings were possible.

Most of the time, it seems unnecessarily difficult to feed my family a healthy meal on a weeknight. Like a lot of families, my husband and I both work full-time outside of the home.