Girls Extravaganza Recap

Thank you so much for praying for the Girls Extravaganza this past weekend. 

The outpouring of love and support and encouragement 

made such a huge difference, and I am so grateful to each and every one of you! 

The event well so well! It was more than evident that it had been 

covered in prayer by the way all of the elements came together. 

The volunteer force that helped throughout the day 

made everything run smoothly, and got everything shut down 

in a timely manner at the end of the day.

The color scheme for the Girls Event was pink, black and white so we incorporated that into signs for the registration table, restrooms, breakout session rooms, and food labels. 

I also painted some signs with scriptures that corresponded to our theme.

[I totally could have been a cheerleader.]

We also strung a pennant banner with cardstock triangles 

in different shades of pink, purple, black and white. 

As the girls came in, they registered at the table

and picked out a super swanky swag bag

Unfortunately, I was running around like a crazy woman 

and did not get a picture of all of the beautiful bags. 

But here's a picture of the one I ended up getting to take home!

[other bags included an additional accessory]

Then the girls grabbed a snack from our 

variety of delicious [and some healthy] selections.

We had a beautiful time of worship

And broke into small groups to rotate through breakout sessions.

Lindsey's session discussed how God can make all things new

and she showed them how to make a no-sew vest 

and two different kinds of scarves from T shirts

Tia's session discussed true beauty

and letting God define what's beautiful about us

Jessica's group looked at Biblical instruction for conflict resolution

and the importance of being a peacemaker.

I didn't get a picture of her group, 

but Emily's group discussed having healthy relationships,

and looked at warning signs of abusive ones.

I got to share some insight from my walk with Christ,

as well as some tips on how to dress modestly and fashionably

citing lots of examples from Much Love, Illy

[clearly not imposing my own style ;) ]

Now, unfortunately, I was again running around like a crazy person

so I didn't get a picture of our swap shop

where we released everyone to shop away

But Friday, David and I built this special structure to hang clothes on

It was kind of a pain, but it totally served its purpose!

I ended up with some cutesy new items

including a colorful dress from Target

a lavender cardigan 

and striped top 

God used the music 

the breakout sessions

a special video from Jackie

gifts

the swap

prayers from volunteers

to speak to everyone there

We didn't have fifty girls

but that was totally okay.

I continue to hear stories from ladies

[students, volunteers, and speakers]

on how God spoke to them

or how one specific thing affected them

and I know that God orchestrated every detail

He designed each piece

to teach and show love to His daughters.

And I am deeply impacted

encouraged 

and motivated 

to trade materialism for generosity

self preservation for His provision

ashes for beauty.