Kristin Schell
Ordinary Moments Matter I started using the phrase “gather small and love deep” long before I fully realized what it meant. Intuitively I knew the Turquoise Table was perfectly designed for four to six people—small gatherings. And being at the table, facing each other and sitting side by side, would allow an intimacy to listen and have real conversations. What…
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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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In their cozy office in Northwest Austin, Garland, Leigh, and BJ are accustomed to people approaching them, whether it’s for insurance queries or in search of a marriage and family therapist. Yet when BJ told them about the Turquoise Table movement, the officemates realized that this was their opportunity to approach others. The Turquoise Table in the Workplace Leigh, who…
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Can we talk about chex mix? The old school kind. Homemade with lots of seasoning soaked into the crispy baked cereal. I might have a problem, as in a slight addiction. I don’t want to drop names but my sister Emily might have a problem, too. Sometimes we text each other chex mix which is secret code for I’m having a bad…
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My friend Lulu is one of the best cooks this side of, well, heaven. She’s got a knack for all things food related and can turn simple ingredients into masterpieces. More than the food she serves, though, her kitchen embodies the meaning of home. We’ve spent countless hours, with Littles spanning all ages, at barstools pulled up to her center…
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That’s Mrs. Kravitz chopping tomatoes. The only thing slightly off about this photo is that my friend isn’t wearing an apron. In the decade we’ve been neighbors I’m not sure I’ve ever seen Mrs. Kravitz prepare a meal sans apron. We didn’t set out to have friends over for dinner this week. But plans shifted, Littles scattered, and by Friday…
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