Yesterday, I was at Target and I took a short-cut through the women’s pajama section. I casually overheard a nice looking senior gentleman ask an associate if this was all of the women’s pajamas. I didn’t think much of the question, but her response caught my attention. He asked a simple question, and she responded, “Yes, this is it…you’re on your own.” He obviously was out of place in this area of the store!
Category Archives: Community
Bring Neighbors Together
What’s your style? Are you a spur-of-the-moment kind of person or a planner? Either way, you can gift your neighbors with the opportunity to get together and meet each other! Promoting a neighborhood get together encourages familiarity, which creates a sense of community and trust. And you never know what friendships might form from a simple interaction!
Invite neighbors to get together, and ask for their ideas ahead. One neighbor offered to set up a bouncy house!
Chalk board sign stating “Welcome Neighbors” for neighborhood party.
Neighboring
With spring coming, it’s a terrific time of year to connect with neighbors! As it warms up, we’re all outside more. It’s a good time for meeting new neighbors and reconnecting with those we haven’t seen in a while. It’s so easy to come and go and never meet our neighbors, as we drive into our garage and close its door. Even if no one else is doing it, we can be the ones who take the first step to build relationships in our neighborhoods!
Here are some ideas for connecting with your neighbors:
An Open Door {Home, Part 5}
{Home is the starting place for lived-out-love, a place where the needs of the whole person are cared for. This post explores the relational care we extend to others beyond our household.}
Each of our homes has a front door. I imagine each person in our household coming and going, and other people being welcomed in. My husband Richard engages with many people at the university, the girls are a helpful and friendly part of their school community, and I run errands or spend my morning at MOPS as a mentor mom. Neighbor kids come play and a small group Bible study meets in our home.
Engaged in Community
All of a sudden our grass has turned green again! For weeks it looked sickly, like maybe there were pests or the watering wasn’t quite right, or was it was just the hot hot southern Utah summer? I couldn’t quite make anything work. Then I fertilized, and that seemed to take care of it. I just mowed four days ago, and as you can see, it’s already out of control!
