the front porch project

ATTENTION ALL NEIGHBORS! It is time to stop living complacently in your house with air conditioning! Please use the front exit and sit on your porch! I see those empty porch swings, decaying from non-use as they swing like a man on a noose: once full of life, and now a dead ornament. Did we forget that Pittsburgh was the hometown of the greatest neighbor of all, Mr. Rodgers? 

Thus I have decided to found The Front Porch Project. From this day forth, I will try to spend at least one hour on my front porch, greeting friends and strangers alike. Porch gatherings shall ensue. Men, come smoke a pipe. Women, come gab while drinking water or lemonade. Let us break out of the four walls and windows of isolation, and swing freely on the porch swing of community! Life is so much more enjoyable when you are outdoors, with friends, and in the presence of the Creator in fellowship.  

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor. Won't you be mine? 

[this post dedicated to David who celebrated his first month in Pittsburgh and became our new neighbor over dinner last night]