Turn family into friends
...and your friends into family. Connect with those next to you in a unique way.
About Porch Lantern
Family? A unique conception of the family tree
Like all trees, family trees sometimes grow in every direction but straight. Instead of leaves, branches and trunks, I am modeling families on porches, houses and neighborhoods. Just as the porch is the gateway to the home, key elders in our families are gateways to connections that we may have forgotten and represent an object around which many can gather. The houses these 'porches' connect to are connected themselves to others houses through commonalities like marriages, friendships or even workplaces. Coming home to an inviting porch, in a sense, means honoring those who make a difference by giving them a visual measure of their impact.
An Artful Kind of Forum
Whether your art is photography, music, storytelling, cooking, poetry, or homemaking this site is for you gather around these interests while we celebrate our living connections. Perhaps a starting family recipe book is your dig, or your angle is a photoshoot with an elder to honor the beauty of age and wisdom– these are all things we could creatively use to have an excuse to gather digitally or physically. These forums can lead to actionable projects that, hopefully, can lead to beneficial bonds between all of us. Starting a forum is called lighting a lantern. There are several suggested ideas under the 'Light a Lantern' link.
Pro-Active Bonds
Distance separates. In a digital age with our modern means of communication and travel, we truly have no excuse for letting this separation happen. We have at our disposal truly incredible means to bridge the gaps if we can only find the courage to turn these technological toys into wholesome tools. The ultimate goal of this site is to diminish the gap between members physically or figuratively. This could be as a traditional family reunion, a small gathering with a discernible purpose, or just an online meeting of like minds in a common interest.
REcent events: Lantern Lighters
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