The Turquoise Table, Kristin Schell
The Turquoise Table, Kristin Schell
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The Turquoise Table
Finding Community and Connection in Your Own Front Yard

Author: Kristin Schell

Narrator: Ginny Welsh

Unabridged: 1 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 06/06/2017

Synopsis

Loneliness is an epidemic right now, but it doesn't have to be that way. The Turquoise Table is Kristin Schell's invitation to you to connect with your neighbors and build friendships. Featured in Southern Living, Good Housekeeping, and the TODAY Show, Kristin introduces a new way to look at hospitality. Desperate for a way to slow down and connect, Kristin put an ordinary picnic table in her front yard, painted it turquoise, and began inviting friends and neighbors to join her. Life changed in her community, and it can change in yours too. Alongside personal and heartwarming stories, Kristin gives you:Stress-free ideas for kick-starting your own Turquoise TableSimple recipes to take outside and share with othersStories from people using Turquoise Tables in their neighborhoodsEncouragement to overcome barriers that keep you from connectingThis audiobook invites you to make a difference right where you live. It's an ideal audiobook to give to a friend or to keep for yourself. Community and friendship are waiting just outside your front door.

About Kristin Schell

Kristin Schell is an established speaker and blogger on the subjects of food, faith, and hospitality. Passionate about community, she has served at every level, from grassroots-level work in church and local nonprofits as well our nation’s capital. As founder of the Turquoise Table and Front Yard People movement, Kristin travels the country speaking at conferences and events with an encouraging word on how to open our lives and homes to others. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband, Tony, and their four children.   For more information on the Turquoise Table please join Kristin at www.theturquoisetable.com   Kristin’s book The Turquoise Table: Finding Community and Connection in Your Own Front Yard (Thomas Nelson, a part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing) releases in June 2017.          

Reviews

Goodreads review by Melissa

Thumbs up for the concept and the visual appearance. What a lovely idea to live as front yard people with a turquoise table. Loved the emphasis on hospitality. From a reader perspective, the chapters were redundant and it felt like the author was trying too hard to stretch out the concept into a who......more

Goodreads review by Deb (Readerbuzz)

I’ve never forgotten a survey I did back in 2000 for the government. In it, I interviewed exactly 100 people. It was one question that shocked me. “Outside of my immediate family, I have few friends.” Ninety-five people agreed with that question. We are feeling a poverty of connection here in Americ......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

My first initial impressions were that I loved the way the book feels in my hands. This isn't your normal book. It reads more like a small, yet beautiful coffee table book that you can shove in your purse. The pages are gorgeous and so inviting, just like the painted picnic table that the author cre......more

Goodreads review by Laura

This was a quick and easy audio about the author’s desire to love her neighbors and create a connection to her community. She accomplishes a lot all through the simplicity of a brightly colored, turquoise picnic table in her front yard. Each chapter was polished off with a recipe, too. (I wrote down......more

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