Katha is a member of our Turquoise Table community and recently reached out to us with a story we want to share with you. While there’s not a place for a picnic table where she lives in Germany, Katha is creating community right where she lives. We loved her heart for gathering so much, we sent her a turquoise tablecloth! There’s…
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Tips for Introverts Who Want to Love Their Neighbors
“How do I love my neighbors when I’m an introvert?” This is one of the most frequent questions I’m asked. There’s a general assumption that hospitality is easier for extroverts than it is for introverts. I’m not so sure about that. Even as a card-carrying extrovert there are plenty of challenges to offering hospitality and loving my neighbors. One of…
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One Thing That Makes Hospitality More Meaningful and Less Work
I’m thrilled to have Shelly Miller join us today. Shelly is a dear friend, author, and Sabbath keeper. Last fall, Shelly joined me at the Turquoise Table where we chatted about the connection between having a Sabbath heart and practicing the gift of hospitality. Rest and hospitality go hand in hand, but sometimes that can feel counterintuitive. Shelly, who lives in…
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Barefoot Hospitality
My neighbor and I walked slowly side-by-side down our street to her house. She opened the front door and motioned with her hand to a rack neatly lined with shoes. “Please,” she said in a heavy accent I have grown to understand. I slipped my shoes off, acutely aware of my need for a pedicure. This was the first time…
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Share the Love
Heading down her street for a brisk evening walk, Melissa saw the elderly woman, a neighbor she’d never met. Melissa had been reading the book “Anything” by Jennie Allen, and was mulling one of Allen’s messages – Reach Out. She, her husband, Christopher, and their four children had recently moved to Belton, Texas, from their longtime home in North Carolina,…
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Freebie Friday: From Tablet to Table by Leonard Sweet
We’re back again this Friday with another fabulous new read for y’all in our giveaway series! This week’s Turquoise Table inspiration book is: From Tablet to Table by Leonard Sweet I’m excited to give one of you a copy of From Tablet to Table. This book is such a great reminder to each of us of the importance of slowing down and taking the opportunity to spend time…
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