Friends – Wendy Kessler

My Community Table, Practicing Hospitality

HOMEMADE FOOD IS OPTIONAL

I love to love people with food. And when life is too hectic to cook, I love guests with pizza delivery. The heart of hospitality is not serving great food to your guests. It is inviting people into our homes to receive the gifts of care and belonging. Sometimes I have the energy to do … Continue reading HOMEMADE FOOD IS OPTIONAL

My Community Table, Practicing Hospitality

WHAT A TEENAGE RIDE OPERATOR LEARNED ABOUT COMMUNITY

Throughout my teenage years I spent every summer working as a ride operator at Six Flags Magic Mountain in my hometown of Santa Clarita, California. My fondest memories from the summers of 1988-1992 are not with friends I knew from school, they are with the friends that I got to know while working at a … Continue reading WHAT A TEENAGE RIDE OPERATOR LEARNED ABOUT COMMUNITY

My Faith Journey

MORE THAN WE CAN HANDLE

This morning I am thankful to be living in the calm that comes after the storm. Because October was a very stormy month. Not the kind that brings needed rain, the kind that brings relentless turmoil. In early October we tore up our patio for an outdoor renovation project. And then two days later my 14-year-old … Continue reading MORE THAN WE CAN HANDLE

Welcome!

I’m so glad that you’re here.

One of my greatest loves is gathering people around my table to nourish bodies and souls with home cooked meals & meaningful conversation. My table has become so much more than just a place to eat. It is a place of belonging. A place of knowing others and being truly known.

Contemporary culture has made entertaining and hospitality synonymous, but they are unique in what they offer our loved ones. Entertaining is hosting an event that is spectacular and memorable. Hospitality is about creating moments that matter, rather than moments that impress.

The practice of hospitality is simply inviting others into our homes – into the beauty and the mess – to be loved and valued through the common ground of sharing a meal and sharing life. It’s about creating a trusted space where people can form connections that nurture growth and cultivate joy.

This site offers inspiration, encouragement, or practical help every time you offer the gift of hospitality to your community. Let’s open our front doors wide and invite people to find a place of belonging at our table.

You can read more about My Community Table HERE.