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Does it ever feel like your family is drifting apart? Do you worry that you're turning into a group of strangers...living under the same roof?
It's time to change all of that! Connecting Around the Table brings families back to the heart of the home—the kitchen table—with practical tips and inspiring stories to rekindle the warmth of family meal time:
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Fortify Family Bonds: Transform mealtime into a sacred ritual that strengthens your connections and fosters emotional closeness..
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Improve Communication: Encourage open and heartfelt conversations over home-cooked meals, so every family member feels heard and valued.
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Nurture Faith and Values: Integrate prayer and gratitude into your mealtime practices, enriching your family's spiritual life.
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Create Lasting Memories: Turn your dining table into the centerpiece of joy and celebration, transforming your home into a haven of happiness.
Connecting Around the Table is more than a guide—it's an invitation to rediscover the joy of being together, one meal at a time. Embrace these eight simple tips and watch as your family grows not just closer, but stronger and happier too.
Dr. Ben Carson's podcast Common Sense.
The Moms for America Podcast
The Eric Metaxas Radio Show
Morning on Merit Street on Dr. Phil's network
This inspirational book inspires and encourages readers to follow eight simple steps on how to invest in time around the table and receive huge benefits in return. The eight steps are cleverly outlined using the acronym CREATION.
From practical advice to choose food wisely, to self-care tips to embrace rest, to spiritual principles to give thanks to God, this small book is packed with sage, timeless advice.
Dr. Alveda King
Author, Evangelist, Chair of America First Policy Institute Center for the American Dream, Guardian of The King Family Legacy
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Despite our busy schedules filmmaking, speaking, and homeschooling our kids, we recognized the importance of investing in our family relationships by sharing meals around the table. Ken and Linda have taught many families the benefits of cooking, eating, and praying in concert, getting more connected, grounded, and growing stronger by breaking bread together. Use this book to follow their lead, and shape your family culture to bring you closer to God and to each other.
Sam & Kevin Sorbo
Parents, filmakers & authors
This book is suitable for everyone, whether married or single, young or old. The beauty of this is that it is never too late to start applying these steps to make shared meals something to look forward to and that will ultimately strengthen family relationships and blessings in the process. Connecting Around the Table makes for a wonderful gift!
Lisa Rowan
Principal, Lisa Rowan Consulting LLC
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Ken & Linda Koldenhoven
Authors, Connecting Around the Table
Ken and Linda live in Central Florida and have been married for over 47 years. They have 3 adult children and 6 beautiful grandchildren who they love to spend time with.
Sharing the love and hope of Jesus, entertaining and teaching the importance of cooking, eating and praying together as a family is their passion.
Ken is a businessman who loves to share his cooking talent with family and friends. He especially loves to cook with foods from the Bible. Linda’s background is in fashion and entertainment, and she loves to design beautiful table settings for Ken’s meals. They have been teaching couples for over 10 years the importance of connecting around the table. It’s amazing to see the results with the young couples as they grow in their marriage and relationship with God just by eating together. They have a curriculum through their nonprofit called Creating For Him, Inc. that Glorifies God through fashion, food, and the arts.
Ken and Linda love being active with golf, tennis, pickleball and other outdoor activities.
They are at a time in their lives to step out and share the power of eating around the table and how it will transform families and Glorify God.
