It's Going to be a Great Year!!
I hope you can join us!
Free Childcare Available.
Spread the News, Invite Your Friends.
September 16
We begin our year
with a Sole Hope Party. Join us as we cut shoes for children in
Uganda. Visit solehope.org for more details about this project. If
possible, bring blue jeans (to be cut up), fabric scissors, and any money you
wish to donate to this project.
Painting Party- Judy Mummau will lead us in creating our own fall theme painted masterpiece. Come to paint or just watch. No art skills needed. Step-by-step instructions will be given. $10 will cover the cost of all supplies needed.
November 18
Lori King will share how to cultivate servants’ hearts in our children. Lori is the mother of three daughters. She and her husband plan to move to the Dominican Republic in 2016 to serve as missionaries.
December 9
Let’s celebrate the true Reason for the Season. Joni Geissinger will
bless us with a delicious catered brunch. Come unwind during this busy
time of year.
January 20
Parenting Roundtable. Parenting is hard, but let’s share lessons we
each have learned– whether it is what to do or what not to do. Bring your
own parenting questions to get advice from other mothers.
February 17
Tabitha Goodling, a
freelance writer and mother of four girls, will share her journey with
depression. The tasks of a busy family, maintaining a household, and
working a demanding job had left her in a puddle of despair over the last 10
years. She was officially diagnosed with anxiety/mild depression in 2001. But
in 2014 she was made aware her depression was in fact chronic. She will explain
how God transformed her views on mental illness and how she daily needs to
reach for His hand to climb out of the pit of depression.
March 16
Natural Spring Cleaning Solutions: Tackle spring cleaning with natural
products and essential oils! Wendy Kerstetter will help us make a few DIY safe,
nontoxic recipes to take home that will help give you and your home a fresh start
after the cold winter months. A $5 donation is appreciated for supplies.
April 20
April is Sexual Abuse Awareness Month. Our speaker will be from the Race for Her
organization. We will hear about how human trafficking is still occurring
today. In conjunction with our speaker we
will also have a WAR International Jewelry Party. WAR International is
another organization that focuses on rescuing women and children in slavery
situations.
May 18
Farewell, Flip Flops, Flowers, Fudge. Warmer weather is here and
Maggie Shafferman is back at LIFT. Our favorite gardener will demonstrate
how to use cut flowers to make an attractive arrangement.
