SJP #027: Kristin Schell: The Art of Practicing Hospitality

Episode #027 with Kristin SchellThe Art of Practicing Hospitality   Head to KristiClover.com/027 to see all the Show Notes & Awesome Quotes that we collected for you!   If you are not already familiar with Kristin and her turquoise table, after today, you are going to want to run out and check out her amazing new book The Turquoise Table. It’s about finding community and connecting with those in your community in your own front yard. You are in for a treat today. Romans 12 is one of my favorite passages—especially verses 12-13, which talk about the “practicing hospitality.” This is what we are talking about today—hospitality. We all have a lot of gifts from the Lord. As I’ve mentioned on other episodes, I love helping people. A passion of mine to help people simplify—to know when to say “no” to the things that we can, so we can say “yes” to the things that God wants us focused on. When we start simplifying, we start seeing the joy that comes from that. One of the major themes that you will see woven into each of these podcasts is guests who have said “yes” to God in one way or another. Even when we say “yes” to the most simple of things, God can show up and use that in a big way—just like He used the little boy with his loaves of bread and fishes. That’s exactly what we’re going to hear in this episode. How one person said yes to God in the area of hospitality. We all have different gifts, but God tells us to practice hospitality! Today we’re going to break down the difference between hospitality and entertaining. Hospitality is opening the door. And as you will hear in this episode, Kristin says you can say “yes” to God and “yes” to hospitality and you don’t even have to open your door! That’s just one of the many things that I love about this episode—we simplify hospitality! When you think of the story of Mary and Martha, you have Martha trying to do it all—trying to be hospitable, and Mary who sitting at the feet of Jesus. That’s what I want to encourage you guys today. Sometimes we get caught up in the busyness of hospitality, and sometimes we just need to sit with the people that Jesus is bringing to us.   I am ultra-excited for you to listen to this episode today! I know that you are just going to love it!   ON A SIMPLY JOYFUL NOTE… This episode is full of so many great ideas for simplifying hospitality. You aren't going to want to miss it!   IN THIS EPISODE…   Grab your favorite drink and settle in—you are going to LOVE this episode!      ***Check out the SHOW NOTES to see all the great highlights, quotes, and links!***     BOOKS MENTIONED…   The Turquoise Table The Life Giving Home Welcome to Our Table       HELP SUPPORT THE SIMPLY JOYFUL PODCAST! Anytime you purchase things from my site and my store, it blesses the podcast. The Simply Joyful Podcast is put together not only by me, but my team of amazing and talented assistants! 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She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband, Tony, and their four children.   Kristin and the Turquoise Table have been featured in a wide variety of media outlets including the Austin-American Statesman, KEYE-TV/CBS Austin, and MOPS International.   You can check out Kristin's books HERE on Amazon! Be sure to visit her site as well at www.kristinschell.com.       **This post may contain a few affiliate links, both Amazon & others. Please see my disclosure page if you have any questions