Start with Hello: (And Other Simple Ways to Live as Neighbors)

Start with Hello: (And Other Simple Ways to Live as Neighbors)

by Shannan Martin
Start with Hello: (And Other Simple Ways to Live as Neighbors)

Start with Hello: (And Other Simple Ways to Live as Neighbors)

by Shannan Martin

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Overview

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We all want to feel connected to the people around us, to build a community right where we are. But how do we do it? Shannon Martin is here to help with real life stories and examples of scruffy hospitality and finding how we are more alike than different. We don't need to be perfect and no act is too small. So, start with hello!

A simple path to a more deeply connected life

You want more. You want to belong to a community that looks out for each other. You believe in your bones we don't have to live detached, distracted, and divided. The question is, How? Shannan Martin invites you into deeper connection through simple resets, such as

· Open Door > Perfect Décor. We invite others in, seeking to connect, not impress.
· Familiar > Fussy. We serve tacos and pizza like the feasts they are, because fancy is overrated.
· Tender > Tough. We greet the world with our hearts exposed and our guards down.

Packed with street-level practices and real-talk storytelling, Start with Hello is your field guide for a life of security, camaraderie, and joy. There is no step too small.


"As it turns out, there is no them but only us, and this is the book we both want and need to help us find our way back to each other."--Emily P. Freeman, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Next Right Thing

"Start with Hello is a love letter to community and a call to action toward radical, realistic hospitality."--Osheta Moore, pastor, speaker, and author of Dear White Peacemakers

"This book will change you in a way you've been craving to change. It makes being a neighbor, not to mention a person, just so beautifully . . . doable."--Kendra Adachi, New York Times bestselling author of The Lazy Genius Way

"This book is lovely, warm, honest. It brims with possibility."--Jen Hatmaker, New York Times bestselling author of Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781493438945
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/11/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 224
Sales rank: 769,409
File size: 12 MB
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About the Author

Shannan Martin, author of The Ministry of Ordinary Places and Falling Free, is a speaker and writer who found her voice in the country and her story in the city. Shannan works as a cook at The Window, a local nonprofit dedicated to feeding its community. She, her jail-chaplain husband, and their kids live as grateful neighbors in Goshen, Indiana. Follow her on Instagram @shannanwrites.

Table of Contents

1 Awake > Asleep 11

2 Windows > Mirrors 32

3 Listening > Talking 54

4 Open Door > Perfect Décor 80

5 Familiar > Fussy 97

6 Complexity > Comfort 119

7 Tender > Tough 133

8 Practice > Preach 153

9 Roots > Wheels 175

10 Empathy > Everything 197

A Neighbor's Blessing 211

Acknowledgments 213

Notes 217

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