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Vicky’s Story
My husband and I started Monday Night Football parties to get to know our neighbors. We have a big screen set up outside and a projector and we grilled hot dogs and had chips. There was a great turnout the first time - about 30 people! We even had one Muslim neighbor at our house! We continued to...
Launch Team for How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird
Want to know the hardest thing about writing this book? I didn't know who I was writing for. How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird was written to the woman who wants to love her neighbor - but she doesn't know how. She knows she's called, she knows she's commanded... but she doesn't feel...
Neighbors by the Numbers
One of the reasons we hesitate to meet our neighbors is the big unknown. What are they like? Will they like me? Will they be friends or foes? Your neighbors’ homes are about the same size, value and style as yours—but the conversations inside those homes may be very different than the ones...
Cafes Around the Country
Does it seem impossible to get to know your neighbors? It's not! These women have knocked on their neighbors' doors... and lived to tell about it! Their testimony gives us confidence that our neighbors really do crave authentic friendships and real relationships. Deb in Iowa "It’s been a year...
How to Love Your Neighbor this Christmas
“Instead of being a time of unusual behavior, Christmas is perhaps the only time in the year when people can obey their natural impulses and express their true sentiments without feeling self-conscious and, perhaps, foolish. Christmas, in short, is about the only chance a man has to be himself.”...
How to Write A Book and Do A Triathlon at the Same Time
Earlier this year, when New Year’s resolve was still fresh, I briefly considered doing a sprint triathlon. I looked at training schedules for the half-mile swim, 12-mile bike ride and 3.1 mile run. I vaguely mentioned it to my Ironman husband—um, yeah… he’s done a full-distance triathlon… twice....
