If only life was simpler: dinner ready on time.; freshly laundered clothes in everyone closet; every item has a place; money saving was easy and effective; time management was second nature to us. Hmmm… if only, right?
Well, we can ‘t change your home overnight but we can provide you with the tools to begin the process and motivate you to get started. We’ll have sessions on organization, money saving and management, easy meals, effective scheduling, overcome procrastination and more! This is one conference you can’t afford to miss!
In addition to that we hope to inspire your creative genius!
Have you been in touch with your inner creative diva? Do you want to learn to express yourself through paint mediums, culinary masterpieces, vibrant rooms or maybe through your own life as the canvas? Well, you can get inspired here.
Whether you feel stuck in a rut or just don’t know where to begin we can help. I’m confident that many of you have a pile of unfinished projects or maybe put off doing things simply because you feel you don’t have the time. We have all been there and can definitely relate. We would like you help get some momentum going so that you can begin to create and design no matter what your canvas preference is.
Learn how to:
* develop your God given talents and gifts
* push past creative blocks
* further your education in the area of your choice (at no cost)
* be more productive
* be more focused
* let your light shine!
Sessions include:
Karin Katherine is speaking on the topic: Home Organizational Systems
Do you consider yourself organizationally challenged? Or are you one of those women who always had everything together until they had children? You are not alone! Join Karin Katherine as she shares some surprisingly simple organizational secrets and principals that will have you feeling in control of your home and schedule again.
Angela Parsley’s session is entitled: Me, creative?
Think you aren’t creative? Wondering what your hidden talent is? Then join me in this inspirational message about finding your talents and creative giftings. We were created by a creative God. He has made us all creative in His unique design for our lives. You will not look like anyone else. Looking at God’s word and practical examples, learn ways to find your creative self that is and has always been within you.
Tracy Berta’s session is entitled: Don’t Waste Your Life!
Have you ever wondered what God wants to do in your life? So many women today have fallen into the BUSYNESS trap and have lost their true focus. Explore how to make time for a meaningful relationship with God through lifestyle choices, spiritual disciplines, and prayer.
Laura will be speaking on: Life Lessons for Kids in Organizing
Are you frustrated with the mess in your child’s bedroom? Are you tired of constantly nagging them to clear off their floor? Do they have trouble parting with everything and fight you every step of the way? It’s time to get your kids involved in the organizing PROCESS and teach them the skills they need to live an organized life. Every child will benefit from being taught these life lessons and the whole family will thrive as a result.
Erin Chase will be speaking on: $5 Dinners
Needing to reduce your grocery spending? Tired of walking into the kitchen just before dinner, only to find an empty fridge? Erin Chase will some of her tried and true secrets to cutting costs at the grocery store and to getting dinner on the table without a fight. Learn about the 3 key strategies that make $5 Dinners possible…meal planning, couponing and strategic grocery shopping.
Kathryn Lang’s session is entitled: Nurturing Creativity by Growing Encouragement
How encouragement empowers us to step outside the normal way of doing things and reach for extraordinary.
Tanna Clark will be speaking on: Become A Household WARRIOR Not Worrier
Tanna Clark with Complete Organizing Solutions will walk you through some of the factors in our lives that causes us to worry and feel overwhelmed when managing our households. Based on biblical principles, she will provide you with practical advice you can implement in your life to take the control back and become a household warrior!
Sarah Martin’s topic is: Effective AND Affective Personal Bible Study!
In this session, Sarah will share her thoughts on using your time wisely to have effective as well as affective {quality} time with the LORD on a daily basis. We will discover together useful Bible study tools to incorporate in your quiet time. You will find these tools to be the best use of your time and the more you use them, the more time you will want to spend with Jesus!
Rhoda will be speaking on: Top 10 Tips for Decorating on a Budget
In Top 10 Tips for Decorating on the Cheap, Rhoda will discuss her favorite things to either look for at yardsales and thriftstores to add to your home décor or things you can make to update those outdated items around the house. She will share easy ways to add some style to your home without breaking the bank.
Nicki Koziarz’s topic is: Money Saving Momma!
Lot’s of people know how to use coupons and have figured out ways to save money at the grocery store. But, lot’s of people also spend hours and hours trying to get the art of couponing down! Nicki wants to teach you all the in’s and out’s of FAST COUPON USING! No, you won’t get your groceries for free…everytime but she will teach you how to save lot’s of money in simple, easy steps. A record trip for Nicki during a triples event was a total of $190 and she paid $5! That’s something to get excited about! Nicki will also teach you many of the basics of using a coupon and terms you need to know to get started. So whether you are a newbie or an oldie, you will be inspired to start saving more money each month at the grocery store!
Kathryn Bonner will be speaking on: Writing and Worshipping Creatively
Whether you are a beginning or experienced writer, you’ll learn simple techniques for effortless writing and share your stories in a supportive Christian circle of women. Come in, join a lovely community, walk among the trees, practice new writing techniques, sit next to the lake, eat delicious food, explore your inner Spirit, breathe fresh air, hear other writers, push creative limits, listen to your own voice, share stories, slow down, surprise yourself! All levels of writing experience are welcome!!
Carolyn Carleton’s topic is: Work with God, Not for God
Have you ever felt like you were banging your head against the wall doing things for God and not seeing any results? This was the pattern of my life for a long time until I realized what I was doing wrong. I had good motives and intentions, only I was running ahead of God and expecting Him to become involved in what I was doing. I was doing things ‘for’ God, but I wasn’t working ‘with’ God. Join me in discovering that when we allow God to work within us that He can effectively use our gifts and talents to work with Him and He will be able to accomplish infinitely more that you would ever dare to ask or hope.
Alene Snodgrass will be speaking on: Dirty Laundry
Due to our dirty laundry, dark secrets, and inadequacies we feel unworthy. We live in a world that perpetuates the madness where we never feel good enough. However, no matter how dysfunctional your past or your today’s, Christ counts you worthy! He counts you worthy enough to do your dirty laundry daily, if you’ll give it to him. Alene will lift your spirits and encourage you to come clean with the Launderer who can make a difference. It’s time to scrub the grit from your soul so that you can have the most productive and efficient 2010. It all starts with coming before the Launderer daily! If this seems impossible, join us as Alene will provide practical steps to help you conquer the most important time of your day – your time with the Launderer.
Larissa Lam will be speaking on: Putting Purpose Behind Creativity
The driving force behind all creativity should be its purpose. As believers, our purpose is to give glory to God and to see others worship Him. We often get in a creative rut when we don’t know why we’re doing what we’re doing. When our purpose is clear, creativity will flow. We can then begin to build some creative ministries to reach the nations as God commanded us.
Cindy Carrier will be speaking on: Home Management Nuts & Bolts: Budgets and Schedules
In this practical workshop, you’ll learn how to apply basic project management principles in the home to help you be a better steward of your time and money.
Leslie Valeska will be speaking on: Art for School & Home
Are you afraid to teach art? Do you feel completely inadequate and unqualified? Then you will want to listen in on this session! Art does not have to be intense or daunting for mom. There is absolutely nothing to be afraid of. Leslie will teach you how to teach art to your children in a non-threatening way. Inspire your children to be the creators they were born to be, and find yourself inspired as well. Also included in this session is information and tips for you to incorporate art into your home. You will finally be able to clear your fridge without guilt! come along and have some fun while Leslie guides us through the process in a fun and amusing way.
Katie Clemons will be speaking on: Living With Less
simply put: Creating a life of meaning without all the stuff.
Sandy and Meredith will be speaking on: Entertaining on a Budget
Why practice hospitality when it seems like it takes so much work and sometimes costs so much money to make it happen? Sandy and Meredith are 2 friends who’ve reaped the benefits of hospitality and want to show you why it’s important to live an efficient life. Let them help you give of yourselves to others by entertaining in your home – even when you’re on a budget! They’ll be sharing their different approaches and even hit on the discouraging emphasis that our society puts on “how things have to look.” This message will be full of good information and freeing to the women who want to live a more efficient, creative life when it comes to hospitality.
Jennifer Schmidt will be speaking on: Balancing Beauty, Bedlam and the Budget
Balance, is that even a true possibility as a woman? Jen has spent this past year in passionate pursuit of trying to balance it all – the good, bad and ugly. She shares refreshing ideas on how to make your home a haven, (even when it mimics Chuck Cheese), turn trash into treasure, embrace the simple things and make them the big things, while pointing us to the true source of beauty. Leave encouraged and refreshed that we can choose join in the journey of balancing beauty and bedlam.
Melissa Smallwood will be speaking on: Setting Realistic Goals and Priorities for Your Family
Do you have trouble saying “no”? Do you find yourself with too much to do and too little time? This session will help you evaluate things according to your personal and family priorities before committing yourself to something. Our time is valuable. With so many demands (and requests) made of our time, we need to learn to be intentional about what we devote ourselves to. Join professional organizer and speaker, Melissa Smallwood, as she teaches how to set your family priorities and goals and how to stick to them.
PLUS:
Bonus brainstorming session hosted by Amy Bayliss and featuring Larissa Lam!
IMPORTANT:
For MP3s: Please allow 24 hours (during working days) to receive email directing you to the download page. For discs: Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. If you have any questions just email us: inspiredladies@awomaninspiredconference.org.
2010 Efficient & Creative Life MP3s
Cost: $9.95 (includes MP3s, chat logs, session handouts and powerpoint where applicable)
2010 Efficient & Creative Life audios on disc are also available.
Cost: $9.95 plus $2.00 S&H.
