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those easy summer dayz...
When I was a little girl I
used to love summer days. I would play outside for hours, eat lots of ice cream
and come inside in the evening only when my mother used my middle
name.
 I think the part I enjoyed most was that nothing was
hurried. There weren’t any schedules to keep, places to go or demands to
fulfill.
In those quiet times of summer, I found that my
creativity blossomed. For hours I would build, create, paint and
imagine.
How can we recapture those same creative feelings
again? Well, I suppose we could jump up from our laundry pile or work desk and
all go running after the ice cream truck when it goes by…but probably a more
effective way is to “plan spontaneous  creativity.”
Allow yourself a
few hours a week to just “be.” Walk a trail and take a sketch pad. Lie on a
blanket, look up at the trees and compose a poem. Visit a craft festival to
spur new ideas and forms of creativity. Just like you plan to vaccuum, prepare
meals, or pick up dry cleaning, plan a few hours of “unplanned”
time.
You see, most of us want to be creative. However,
creativity is at its best when we set aside time with the True Creator, Jesus,
and allow Him to refresh us with new ideas. Although the ice cream truck isn’t a
bad idea either.
Happy Imagining!
Pam &
Kathy
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friendzy theme song
Have you
heard the Creative Friendzy Theme song?
Go here to
hear it. |
use
Creative Friendzy for...
Retreats,
Sunday classes, women’s ministries, Bible studies, and
more. |
Use All the World’s a Stage Leader Kit and Student
books for a great retreat theme.
• 4 Bible lessons on rehearsing a healthy thought
life
(1 on Friday night and 3 on Saturday)
•
Opening skit for Friday night provided with fun music
• Decorating
ideas included
• 4 Great Ideas!
• Original “Big Band” swing
music for fun and chatting
• Discussion questions in each lesson for
making new friendz
• Posters and artwork included for professional
promotion |
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session 3—leaderz meeting,
make it...
Working as a team is a wonderful thing!
Jesus knew that it was the most effective way to minister and grow. We want to
be like Jesus which means we must develop teams that minister effectively.
In April we found leaders. In May we created themes for leaders
meetings. This month, we want to focus on structuring the meeting to make it
effective.
Make it fun . Use a theme to create excitement and
importance (see session 2, May 2005 newsletter). Laugh a
lot.
Make it meaningful . Provide an outline for the evening and
stick to it. (Kathy laughs at me, but I even have minutes out to the side so
that everyone can see how much time we intend to spend on one particular
subject. No one likes meetings that go on
forever.)
Make it affirming . Reiterate the importance
of each leadership role. Name something specific that you see each leader doing
well. After affirming, gently mention ways to improve through concrete, specific
suggestions. (Give 3 compliments to a person for every 1
complaint.)
Think back to the last meeting you led or participated
in. Was it fun, meaningful, and
affirming? |
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welcome friendz
Welcome Stella B,
and our new friendz in
Alachua, FL .
Say hello to, Gina F
and the new
friendz in Huntsville, AL .
Greetings are in order for our new
friendz in Medina, AL with Marie D.
It’s a pleasure to
introduce
Bonnie G and the new
friendz in Kailua, HI
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Wonder how we decide which friendz to welcome? We know it’s an
“official” Friendzy when one orders a quantity of Student
books.
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friendzies in the making
The following ladies have purchased a Multimedia Starter
Kit:
Donna Y, Wooster, OH
Joanne H, Parker, CO
Patti M,
Bloomington, IN
Janice P, El Paso, TX
Susan V, Orange, CA
We gather
our “welcome” information from our sales data. If you purchased product
from a distributor or bookstore, you won’t be in our data. Drop us an
email and tell us about your group so we can welcome you, too!
Email us!
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travel report
Denver
Colorado
Pam and Kathy are looking forward to speaking at
and demonstrating Creative Friendzy at General Council in Denver the
first week of August...More details next month.
Paraguay
Pam, Kathy, and 13 ladies from their
Creative Friendzy class will travel to Paraguay September 30 to October 9 on a
missions trip...more details to come next month.
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friendz of
interest
Visit one of Pam and
Kathy’s long-time friendz, Carol Carpenter at
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next
month’s newsletter
Look for some
exciting new product
information. |
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