Guest host Courtney Collins Kimball shares inspiring stories and creative ideas for keeping extended family ties strong. Courtney joins the Hey, Sisterhood to discuss her experiences as a wife, mother, daughter, sister and aunt and talks about the beauty of family relationships that extend beyond mortality.
CALL TO ACTION: - Option 1: Learn a story from your family's past, or share a story from the past that you already know with your kids. Discuss the moral of that story and how it applies today.
- Option 2: Strengthen family ties by reaching out to a family member this week (cousin, grandparent, sister or brother—you choose!)
Share your experience with this call to action on the Hey, Sister! Roll Call post this week. Link to social media accounts below.
LINKS:
Have More Fun: How to Be Remarkable, Stop Feeling Stuck, and Start Enjoying Life by Mandy Arioto
Follow Courtney Kimball and One Common Thread Quilts on Instagram
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SHOW TIMELINE
0:00 Show and guest introduction
2:10 About the Kimball family
5:10 Extended family relationships: out of state relationships, in-law relationships, trials connect families
9:30 Sister visits: boating, benefits of young and energetic aunts, "shared absurdities" quote, mixed tapes
14:10 Benefits of extended family relationships: closeness to siblings, love for nieces and nephews, sharing children, aunts as second mothers
19:30 Extended family relations: hosting/raising a niece on a reality TV show, surprising/miraculous pregnancy, supportive husbands, taking part in raising a nephew, the circle of life
28:10 Family connections: family on earth, family in heaven, expanding our view of extended family to include the here after, expanding the walls of our homes to love more family members
32:30 Messages of importance: be happy and work hard, Kimball Honduras experience, One Common Thread, lessons from ancestors
38:30 Conclusion: call to action, testimonial from Courtney Kimball about family history, One Common Thread contact info, farewell, outtakes
