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Building Community Around the Table

I love writing about community, and I do it quite often around here.

But recently I came across something written about community that was something I would LOVE to do and it was so nicely written that I can’t say anything about it that will tell the story better than the write already did.

So [...]

Girls’ Night – Invite People OUT

I’m always talking about “Inviting People Over”, but sometimes you just gotta Invite People OUT!

This week several of the moms from our church/play group got together for a girls’ night. Very little planning was involved. Basically we sent out an email to a group of moms that said “Tuesday night, we’re meeting for Girls’ [...]

Simple and Fun Grown-up Birthday Parties

**Side note: I almost described this post as “Adult Birthday Parties”, but then I realized that might send the wrong impression….oops!**

A lot of people decide to stop celebrating birthdays as they become older…but that has never seemed like a good idea to me!

Grown-up birthday parties can [...]

January Gatherings

Now that we’re in the middle of January and finally recovered from the holidays it can seem a little bit like there are no celebrations to look forward to for a while. But that doesn’t have to be the case! Especially if you made a resolution to invite people over more or open up your [...]

Open Your Home for the Holidays

The Holiday Season is officially here, and if you’re neck of the woods is anything like ours you’re already hearing the Christmas music and seeing the Black Friday sales commercials everywhere – even though “it’s not even Thanksgiving yet!” (Charlie Brown anyone??).

I LOVE this time of year, and I’m especially excited about celebrating this [...]

Invite People Over – It’s So Easy Pinterest Board

I hope that you’re inviting people over this summer and enjoying spending time with friends and building community!

Have you been to a gathering where someone has brought a yummy dish, and you say “Susie, I love this [name of dish]” and she says “Oh, it’s so easy, it’s just…” and then she spouts out [...]

Invite People Over – Summer Ideas

It’s SUMMER!! And what better time of year to Invite People Over? The days are longer, things are a little more relaxed, schedules are (sometimes) more flexible, and the weather just begs you to be outside.

So here are some ideas for inviting people over this summer, which [...]

Invite People Over – With Kids

If you have kids, then inviting over other friends that have kids is a no brainer. But if you’re like us and don’t have kids (YET!), you might need to make a little preparation for inviting over friends with kids, but don’t let that scare you! It’s [...]

Invite People Over – Game Night

When was the last time you pulled out a board game? Monopoly? Trivial Pursuit? A deck of cards?

We LOVE to have friends over and play games, we mostly play trivia type games (which I’m actually not very good at!) but you can find whatever kind works for you and [...]

Invite People Over – Cracker Mix

I don’t know if you know, but I LOVE to invite people over! Everything from a few friends to planning a party, I’m all about it!

On Friday’s I write a series I call “Invite People Over” (I know, genius name), with ideas, tips and tricks for inviting people into your home and into your [...]

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