Behind the scenes in preparation for a ladies retreat, you wonder at times how things will turn out… In February, I had the privilege of co-hosting our third weekend retreat for Christian women creatives called #LetYourWriteShine with my friend Jen Reyneri of WordTraveling.com (The Faith and Family Travel Community). It was a huge success with raving reviews of […]
Words of Life: Ladies Conference 2014
So live that you wouldn’t be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip. – Will Rogers It has been an exciting few weeks leading up to our second annual Campeche Ladies Conference. Along with baby’s arrival, and a visit from Grandpapa, there were gift bags to pack, handouts to print, materials to […]
Powerful Words
Have you thought about your words lately? We just had our annual ladies conference this past weekend and the theme was Words of Life. Our words are very powerful. They can speak life or death to the spirit of another person. They can edify or destroy. They can encourage or discourage. They can boost or […]
Planning a Successful Ladies Event, Part 2
Yesterday, I shared the first 5 tips with you about how to plan a successful ladies conference. If you missed it you can read it here. Today, I’ll cover a few more, as well as how to finish well. 6. Keep the Schedule Moving In the planning and organizing stage, it is good to plan […]
Planning a Successful Ladies Event, Part 1
Tips for a Successful Ladies Conference I’ve been told that everything in life happens for a reason. Little did I realize how much my experience with event planning in college was going to serve me later on in ministry. This Spring we held a 2 day ladies conference for about 100 women. It was a […]
Women for God: Ladies Conference 2013
Project Butterfly! The ladies conference of this past weekend was an historic event, at least for our family. It began as an idea, and became a dream that God graciously turned into reality as we hosted our first ever ladies conference March 1 and 2. “Dream big, but be realistic.” was the advice of a […]
A Pre-Conference Prayer
I am SO excited about our ladies conference tomorrow and Saturday. It is the first ladies conference that we know of in Campeche in several years. For months we have been preparing around the theme of Women for God, heart, soul, mind and strength; taking our text from Mark 12:29-31. The invitations were sent out […]