Front Porches
The issue came up today about the lack of front porches. Years ago every house had a front porch and we knew all our neighbors. Now fewer homes have front porches; in fact many neighborhoods have none; we invest most of our money in our backyards with pools, patios, gardens, etc. and most of us couldn’t tell you our neighbors names, much less anything about them. Yet, interestingly, we are evidently desiring more than ever community, as evidenced by the dozens of social networking websites that are so popular. We have become introverted neighbors and extraverted bloggers.
Which reminds me that our oldest son, the extraverted Jeremy has said many times he wants a big front porch on any house he owns! Go Jeremy! Bring back real community!
