{"id":16997,"date":"2026-03-10T13:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/everyday-greatness-tables-where-all-are-welcome\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:02:46","slug":"everyday-greatness-tables-where-all-are-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/everyday-greatness-tables-where-all-are-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyday Greatness: Tables Where All Are Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WHO SHE IS<\/strong> Kristin Schell is the founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/theturquoisetable.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Turquoise Table<\/a>, a movement of ordinary people who want to <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/5-easy-service-and-sharing-projects-to-do-with-your-neighbors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">create community<\/a> right in their own front yards. Ten years ago, she and her husband and their four children moved to a new home in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Kristin knew God had given her the gift of hospitality, and she tried to connect with her <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/the-positive-power-of-a-neighbor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new neighbors<\/a> by hosting Bible studies and playgroups. But those activities required planning ahead and coordinating schedules, not to mention cooking and cleaning.<\/p>\n<p>One day, Kristin needed backyard furniture for a party and bought a few picnic tables from Lowe\u2019s. The delivery driver set one table down in her front yard by mistake, and Kristin couldn\u2019t get the image out of her head. \u201cAfter the party, I painted the table turquoise\u2014my favorite color\u2014and put it in the front yard, just a few feet from the sidewalk,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT SHE DOES<\/strong> That turquoise table became the place where Kristin and her kids hung out. Activities they used to do at the kitchen table, they now did out front at the picnic table. They <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/miracles\/gods-grace\/a-board-game-s-miraculous-message\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">played games<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/2-ways-to-make-art-with-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">did crafts<\/a> and ate snacks. \u201cWe got intentional about where we spent our time,\u201d Kristin says. \u201cWe became \u2018front yard people.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/a-fun-safe-way-to-connect-with-your-neighbors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neighbors began to stop by<\/a> to introduce themselves and sit down for a chat. Kristin invited people to join her at the table for coffee or iced tea. \u201cIt was a simple way to slow down and <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/people-helping-people\/someone-cares-hungry-for-connection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">connect with others<\/a>,\u201d she says. The turquoise table was inviting and had a communal feel.<\/p>\n<p>Construction workers on jobs in the neighborhood took their lunch breaks at the table. A babysitter walking by with her young charges sat down to rest. Then <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/love-your-neighbor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">neighbors<\/a> asked Kristin if their family could put a picnic table in their front yard too. A movement was born.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHY SHE DOES IT<\/strong> People often hesitate to invite others into their homes. They think their house is too messy, it\u2019s not big enough or they don\u2019t have enough time. \u201cOur <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/better-living\/positive-thinking\/positive-thinking-tips-escape-the-perfectionism-trap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">perfectionism<\/a> can cause us to miss out on the joy of connecting with others,\u201d Kristin says. Her picnic table takes away the excuses\u2014and the pressure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve learned that hospitality doesn\u2019t always mean entertaining people with a meal or a big party. At the picnic table, all I have to do is show up.\u201d She likes how it enables her to take a small step toward <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/better-living\/emotional-and-mental-health\/overcoming-loneliness-and-finding-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">easing loneliness<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/life-advice\/work-life\/build-strong-relationships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">building relationships<\/a> in her community. \u201cPeople\u2019s greatest need is to know that they are loved and that they belong,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW SHE DOES IT<\/strong> A decade after their Texas beginnings, thousands of Turquoise Tables exist in all 50 states and in 13 countries around the world. Not all of them are actually turquoise. Texas Christian University in Fort Worth has several purple tables to match their team colors, for example. \u201cNo matter what color it is, it\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/friends-and-family\/friends\/fellowship-at-my-friends-table\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">friendship table<\/a>,\u201d Kristin says.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW YOU CAN DO IT TOO <\/strong>Want to build relationships in your community with your own Turquoise Table? You don\u2019t even need a front yard to do it! You can set up a table in the courtyard of your apartment or <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/living-longer-living-better\/send-a-note-to-a-resident-in-a-senior-care-facility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">senior living complex<\/a>, at a community center, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/living-longer-living-better\/how-one-volunteer-and-a-community-garden-changed-childrens-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">neighborhood garden<\/a> or at your church. Anywhere people naturally gather makes a wonderful spot for a Turquoise Table. For morce information on joining the movement, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/theturquoisetable.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>theturquoisetable.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHO SHE IS Kristin Schell is the founder of The Turquoise Table, a movement of ordinary people who want to create community right in their own front yards. Ten years ago, she and her husband and their four children moved to a new home in Austin, Texas. 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