Today was an awesome day! I had a chance to host a wedding
reception for a lovely young couple as well as attend the first Madison
Mission’s Women’s Ministry Tea Tales & Testimony. 
The designated area was
arrayed with pretty summer flowers, pretty colors of yellow and teal! Perfect
for an afternoon tea.
Some of the lovely ladies adorned
beautiful hats and pretty dressy while others came comfortable and all was
great! I must say that when I saw the women in their hats, I so…………..wanted to have one on. I will the next time but I spent the morning running around working on the wedding reception and a hat would have gotten in the way. But I am looking forward to the next tea so I can plan my hat and outfit. A special thing to do!
A special moment – Tea cup gifting. We all (those of us who remembered) to bring a tea cup, gave it to someone we did not know. We then could greet another woman and gift that cup. I did not gift my second tea cup because it was so unique. It was a beautiful off white cup with a holder for my tea cup and tea to rest on. So nice!!! I will think of the gifter each time I enjoy tea in my cup! A very nice thing to do!!! I will take a picture and up-load it next time.
There were new faces and church friends I see week after week. The nice
thing about the event was that it was relaxing and quite pleasurable.
Health Moment – Dr. Helen Stoddard did a fantastic job covering
everyday health issues with the women at the Tea. She also shared a cute recipe
card featuring an ‘Egg-less French Toast’. Be sure to check out her website at
www.DrHelensEverydayGourmet.com.
Carmen Hope-Thomas, Nicola Baker and company did a great job
pulling all the details of our event together to make it a success.
The food was excellent! Vegetarian Chicken Salad with Cranberries, Vegetarian Sea Food Medley, homemade, healthy good for you soup, summer sweet fruit bash, fresh tea, crackers and breads, cheese, cake made with no bad FATS :)!!!!!…………………………….. All freshly made with love!
Collectively we all spoke of wanting nice things to do together
and events that feature clean wholesomeness that keeps us in line with our
beliefs and commitment to be Christian women. Here are a few!
Upcoming Events:
They Say – Hosted by The Women’s Ministry Leader: Valerie Rowan.
What is “They Say”
Clean!!!!Open Expressions of Your Hearts and Minds
Mic Night If your thing is clean then the Mic is open to you!
Poetry & Spoken Word Clean Poetry with no profanity, Inspirational Words, Clean Poems You are welcome to bring but bring it Clean
SoulFul Melodies Bring your Clean Joyful melodies.
Hup Nite: Can you work a Hup “Hula Hup”
Comedy – Grammy.ORG…………………. Sister Jenkins
This event is held the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Crystal
Chalet. The CC is located at 2105 West Mastin Lake Road, Suite M from 7-9 PM.
Snacks are served and the admission is a donation of no less than $5.00.
RETREAT!!!
Our Time, Our Place – A Relaxation Retreat For Women
Are you feeling stressed out and overwhelmed with life?
Are you always putting others first and neglecting self care?
Do you need a time and place to recharge, renew and relax?
If you answered yes to any one of the above questions, its time for you to take a break from the never-ending demands you face daily. Its time to make self care a priority in order to
•become more efficient and effective in handling those demands
•gain a sense of serenity in a world that places a high premium on busy-ness.
Our Time, Our Place is a relaxation retreat designed to address the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of women just like you. It provides you with an opportunity to exhale in an environment that is conducive for developing an appreciation for nature and the simple things of life.
Our all-inclusive retreat package includes:
•2 nights lodging
•All meals
•Individual and group exercises
•Seminars on caring for your body, mind, and soul
•Massage
•Follow up seminars that assist in keeping you focused on the lifestyle changes essential for achieving a Balanced, Better, Beauty(ful) YOU from the inside out.
Call 256-585-0206 or 256-746-9002 today to register for our next retreat !
For More Information Visit the Website at http://www.wix.com/crystalchaletroom/redcrossandrowanministries#!__retreats
Soul Sundays Hosted by Carmen Hope-Thomas. Soul Sundays is held the
2nd Sunday of each month at the Crystal Chalet from 5-7. Dinner is
available. The doors open at 3PM. Come early!
Women’s Ministry will meet each month the 3rd Sunday and we will
announce the location and events! Remember to check out our website for updates, mentions and events at:http://www.teatalestestimony.moonfruit.com/.
Valerie, Your humble servant!
ppwwp 
It was an enjoyable and relaxing
evening,looking forward many more
relaxing
Awesome time! I can’t wait for the next one!
Carmen
Yes, the program came together well and I am excited about the next program. Got a message from one of the attendees. Here is what she had to say:
Valerie,
Thanks for a very special afternoon! Sisterhood is what we need at MM.
The food was delicious, enjoyed the testimonies and fellowship. I hope
Dr. Stoddard will return and have more time to present.
I would like to attend a special tea for mothers and daughters. I
wanted my teenage daughters, 13 and 14 to attend but they had homework
and lots of studying. I would like to have someone speak on Facebook.
I was monitoring my grands msgs and was appalled at some of the
language they receive and one of them use. They now use codes which I
do not understand all of them.
Thanks for the blog. I hope to attend as many as possible.
May God bless you and have a wonderful week!
Peggy