Retreats

"De-LIGHT-full Living 

in a 

Weighty World"

Retreat Series:  4-5 sessions

Do you feel weighed down by the burdens of day-to-day living?

Do you desire to “delight yourself in the Lord,” but find yourself struggling just to make it through each week?  

Are you ready to “lighten up” a bit?

During this playful, poignant, and practical retreat, we will

*  examine the everyday burdens that weigh us down.  

*  identify the “pet rocks” we carry and nurture.

*  recognize the injuries we inflict on our selves–and the damage we often do to others–when we lug our burdens around while insisting we’re “just fine!”

*  see the futility in our self help attempts to unburden ourselves.

*  discover God’s failure-proof strategy for “losing the weight” in our lives and relationships.

*  surrender our heavy, over-filled baggage to God.

*  celebrate our new-found hope as daughters of God’s de-LIGHT!

And we’ll head home equipped with new skills for living “life lite” in Christ.

"Living in His Story"

Retreat Series:  4-5 sessions

“If only…”

“If I could just…”

What woman hasn’t wished she could change her life story, at least a bit?

Especially the painful parts?

As Cheri explores several of Jesus’ miracles, she shares her own struggles with physical pain, relational rejection, and spiritual isolation. She leads each woman to

*  recognize that she doesn’t have to live the “same old story” and believe that change is possible.

*  identify the old names she’s ready to discard and embrace her true identity in Christ.

*  see clearly the unique goals, needs, and strengths God has created in her and in other “characters” in her story.

*  surrender control of her story to the one who has all authority and who is the author and finisher of her faith.

*  let go of her plans and rely upon His power to transform her story.

*  stop rehearsing the “same old story” and start telling a brand new story of healing and hope.

*  express her gratitude for how God has re-written her story.

*  commit to becoming a story-changer by sharing her story to change the lives of others!

"The Personality Challenge"

Retreat Series:  4-5 sessions

The Personality Challenge –- 31 days of replacing “baditude” with God’s word and gratitude –- integrates four practices:

1)  Go complaint-free.

2)  Express gratitude.

3)  Understand others.

4)  Immerse in God’s word.

Cheri equips each woman to

*  take responsibility for her own personal needs.

*  adjust her expectations to match others’ personality goals and needs.

*  live at greater peace with everyone.

*  pause before speaking relationally poisonous words of complaint, criticism, gossip, or sarcasm

*  respond to challenging people and situations with Words of Life.

*  stop fixating on others’ weaknesses and start admitting to her own brokenness.

*  quit trying to change others and surrender herself to God for a change.

*  develop new habits of gratitude to replace old patterns of “baditude.”

*  increase her fluency with God’s word and decrease her reliance on the language of disappointment.