Whether you call it a veranda, piazza, stoop or porch, these appendages to our homes can have a positive impact on our family and community. It doesn’t have to be fancy or huge to be a welcoming respite away from the chores, homework and television. Make it as comfortable as you can and invite the kids and hubby outside for a change of scenery and a bit of togetherness. And include the neighbors of you’re feeling up to having company. Let’s bring back the front porch.
This is the tenth and final episode in the Blueprints for Building Your Spiritual Dream Home series. If you’ve missed any of the previous episodes, I hope you’ll take the time to go back and listen, starting in your podcast app with How to Build a Godly Home: Choosing the Right Location. But the very first episode, Open Your Blueprint, can only be found on my website at CarolRoper.org. Today I’ll share about one of my favorite amenities a house can have—the front porch, and why it can be one of the most important rooms of your home.
Listen to the first episode in the Blueprints for Building Your Spiritual Dream Home series Open Your Blueprint
For further ideas on how to build community, even if you don’t have a front porch, check out Kristin Schell’s blog the turquoise table, or Emily Freeman’s book Simply Tuesday.
Listen to Rediscovering the Front Porch: Why it Still Builds Family and Community with Carol Roper
Watch on YouTube Rediscovering the Front Porch: Why it Still Builds Family and Community with Carol Roper