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The Turquoise Table: Finding Community and Connection in Your Own Front Yard
Kristin Schell
3.85 AVERAGE
65 reviews for:
The Turquoise Table: Finding Community and Connection in Your Own Front Yard
Kristin Schell
3.85 AVERAGE
I loved the concept of this book. I appreciated that it wasn't a book about "this is how to do it." But rather a book about how Kristin did it, and lots of stories of how others do it.
"Life at the turquoise table is a multitude of tiny moments, mini-miracles really, strung together like radiant beams of light over the places we call home."
Beautiful inside and out, filled with simple brilliance -- wisdom, poignant real-life stories, recipes, thoughtful questions, activities and tips that remind us of the importance of making deep connections with others. This is often difficult for me as I tend toward the introvert end of the social spectrum. Yet, Kristin's experiences, ideas, and suggestions are not only simple and doable, they are motivating and inspiring!
I devoured this book and was touched by the abundant wisdom in her relatable statements such as "We strive for independence - we fight for it. But we are not meant to live as lone rangers." and the clarification that hospitality should not be confused with entertainment. Instead, hospitality "is always about the people, not the presentation." What a great reminder of the joy that can be found in simplicity.
Open this book to any page and read. You'll come away feeling uplifted, empowered, and inspired.
Turquoise tables multiplying like rabbits. ... "Whodda thunk?"!
Beautiful inside and out, filled with simple brilliance -- wisdom, poignant real-life stories, recipes, thoughtful questions, activities and tips that remind us of the importance of making deep connections with others. This is often difficult for me as I tend toward the introvert end of the social spectrum. Yet, Kristin's experiences, ideas, and suggestions are not only simple and doable, they are motivating and inspiring!
I devoured this book and was touched by the abundant wisdom in her relatable statements such as "We strive for independence - we fight for it. But we are not meant to live as lone rangers." and the clarification that hospitality should not be confused with entertainment. Instead, hospitality "is always about the people, not the presentation." What a great reminder of the joy that can be found in simplicity.
Open this book to any page and read. You'll come away feeling uplifted, empowered, and inspired.
Turquoise tables multiplying like rabbits. ... "Whodda thunk?"!
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Cute ideas, a little redundant. Very southern. As a Texas girl currently living in the PNW, I can completely see how this works there and struggle to see how it would translate for the climate and culture.
Practical encouragement on building community right where you are. Mulling over how to translate it to apartment living.
A sweet story of how simple obedience turned into a community-building movement! Light and inspiring!
This is a quick read but one I appreciated as it held an important message. To be honest it's much more religiously oriented than something I would typically pick up (there are quoted bible versus throughout the text) but there are also simple recipes shared throughout the book. Overall it's easy to understand the story behind the text and be connected to the larger message - connecting to community and giving yourself permission to turn the thought into action. Its cute and quirky to think about so many 'front yard people' across the states and world and it's definitely got me thinking about my own needs for community and how to better participate in what is happening right here around me rather than on social media.
Good thing I liked this book and ordered my own copy because I accidentally set my coffee mug on the open page and I'll have to replace the library copy anyway. oops.
This goes right along with the neighboring/ hospitality bug that has bitten me over the past few years, ever since reading The Art of Neighboring by Dave Runyon and Jay Pashak. I envision a neighborhood that feels like community and Schell has great suggestions for ways to make that happen on a small scale instead of relying on the big parties and movements that happen occasionally but don't change the everyday that much. coffee and cookies and conversation around the table. being present, Front Yard People. it's in my list!
This goes right along with the neighboring/ hospitality bug that has bitten me over the past few years, ever since reading The Art of Neighboring by Dave Runyon and Jay Pashak. I envision a neighborhood that feels like community and Schell has great suggestions for ways to make that happen on a small scale instead of relying on the big parties and movements that happen occasionally but don't change the everyday that much. coffee and cookies and conversation around the table. being present, Front Yard People. it's in my list!
Do you ever wish you knew your neighbors? Do you ever think wistfully of bygone days of sitting on the front porch, waving, and calling to people by name as they walk past? "The Turquoise Table" is the story of one woman's hunch of a way to neighbor well, and her invitation to join her in being front yard people.
This book was a fairly light read. It's enhanced with full color picture illustrations, testimonies, and recipes. The content is definitely meant to sit and read through, but the book is pretty enough to serve as a coffee table book.
I recommend this book for people wanting to grow in hospitality towards their neighbors and who like the idea of old-fashioned, front porch living.
This book was a fairly light read. It's enhanced with full color picture illustrations, testimonies, and recipes. The content is definitely meant to sit and read through, but the book is pretty enough to serve as a coffee table book.
I recommend this book for people wanting to grow in hospitality towards their neighbors and who like the idea of old-fashioned, front porch living.
We didn't have a turquoise picnic table in our front yard--but my Dad was always out front with a bunch of his friends and neighbors in lawn chairs. This is a sweet, pretty little how-to book about community and connection. If nothing else, my family just enjoyed eating the Overnight French Toast recipe in the first chapter. So I would say it has served its purpose.
This was a lovely book to look at, and very nice to hold. I was excited to read it after a friend mentioned it, but wasn't expecting it to be so evangellically. (I know that isn't a word, but it should be.) There were a few theological cringes, but I'm used to that with most mainstream Christian writers. My biggest issue was that the book didn't really seem to me to have enough content to be a book. Maybe it's because I'm someone for whom hospitality is, probably literally, in my DNA, but I didn't get much from it.