Friday, June 13, 2014

Seeking Simplicity Women's Conference

For months, several women and I have been planning our church's women's conference-Seeking Simplicity. We had advertised, booked Cindi Wood as our frontline speaker, scheduled breakout sessions and planned planned planned. 

Finally, on May 31, the day came. 

I want to show you around the conference and recap some of the great things we featured. 

Our supper! We had BBQ chicken, green beans, baked potato, cole slaw, and salad all coordinates by my fantastic mom and served by the amazing men in our church. The flowers were done by Meg DeFronzo who had her own floral design business. It was an awesome time of refreshing!

Each of the gorgeous flowers was given to a special lady at the table-the youngest, oldest, farthest commute, etc depending on the table. 

We put together goody bags for each registrant that included a logo t-shirt, booklet, water bottle, granola bar, pen, and name tag. 
Ready to go!

Our breakout sessions were awesome! Their little thank you:

Meg D, our floral designer, also talked about Organization 101. She told us how to organize our family vacations! She also showed us an amazing family organizational notebook to keep everything together-from bills to menus. Finally, she encouraged us to declutter. Definitely something women need to hear. 

Mary Elisabeth spoke on finding simplicity in parenting. She shared with us her tremendous loss of a son, and how that has taught her to seize every moment to find joy and simplicity. She shared several awesome resources as well. 

Brenda talked to us about Simplifying Relationships. She said we must have our right relationship with Jesus first and foremost. She then spoke to us about several levels of relationships-family, friends, Facebook, and foes. She shared how we should deal with each! Such insight for sure. 

Beverly did a breakout titled Resting in Jesus. She told about how we must schedule our time to rest and relax with god and find no guilt in this time. She shared a precious poem that basically boiled down to the fact that if we don't find time to pray, we will wonder constantly why we are frazzled and away from God!

Finally, Taylor spoke to us about simplicity in diet and exercise. She had so many wonderful tips to share. She told us thatsimplifying our routine to just 30 minutes of walking or DVD driven exercise at home is great for our bodies. She showed several products, like the Daniel Plan, Shakeology, and Coconut Oil and talked through the benefits of each. 

We experienced invigorating worship, led by Calvary's Praise Band and women from our church. 


And, Cindi Wood, author and founder of Frazzled Female ministries shared with us from her heart and the story of Mary and Martha. 

We must find balance between the Mary and Martha inside us all and find Christ as our first priority. 




It was such a sweet time of fun and fellowship and we loved getting to meet with Jesus as a group of women. He certainly met us there and softened our hearts to live simple, Godly lives. 






Tuesday, June 10, 2014

#SavilleLifeInPictures2014. Week 23

Day 151: sound booth selfie! Getting prepared for our Sunday evening celebration service. If you don't have a place to worship on Sunday nights-join us! 

Day 152: day 1 of cross country practice! It's my favorite time of year. :) 

Day 153: finally, feet up and relaxing on the couch! It's been a busy few weeks!

Day 154: enjoyed a few moments poolside on this Wednesday! Love summertime. 

Day 155: you can tell kids camp is coming-mom and I took over a space at church to plan! 

Day 156: road trip to see the family! Saville time in Canton. :)

Day 157: outlet shopping with all the Saville girls (we missed you Whitney!!!!). Love fun times with these people!



Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Excuses

Excuses are everywhere. I did a fitness Friday post a few months ago about excuses. I'm learning that everyone has a pocket full of excuses ready to go. 
Why aren't you participating? Or serving? Or attending? (Especially when it comes to church)
-Because my kids don't want to
-Because my kids are too little
-Because it's too early
-Because it's too late
-It's hard with my schedule 
-I'm learning to say no (this is, in fact, appropriate only if you're already serving in some capacity.......)
-it's not the right time
-I'm too busy

Y'all. The devil wants to feed us with excuses. He is ready, willing, and able to make it hard for you to get to Bible Study or Sunday School or Evening Worship. That's his goal. Using these excuses is simply falling into his trap. 

We are commanded in the Word to fellowship with other Christians in study, in prayer, and in service. If you're letting life (or excuses...or the devil) get in the way of following these commands in your relationship with Christ, you need to adjust. 

It breaks my heart to see 500 faces on Sunday morning, then 90 on Sunday night or 20 for women's Bible study. I'm not saying do it all....but I am saying do something! Is the reason you aren't involved because you truly feel the Lord telling you to step back...or is it just another excuse?







Sunday, June 1, 2014

#SavilleLifeInPictures2014. Week 22

This week was absolutely crazy! I had no extra blogging time; I promise to get back on track this week. 

Day 144: movie night watching Pompeii with the Roberts and Moose. 

Day 145: Memorial Day cookout to officially start the summer! Love our family and friends. 

Day 146: some nights, this trumps any work that needs to get done. The work can wait just a little while!

Day 147: Mack came to the car with this award. She was so excited. None of is were surprised!

148: a bonus picture on this day as we get ready for a summer filled with awesome worship, exciting activities, and so much Jesus at Calvary. 

149: new shoes! A quick fix for a stressful week includes a little retail therapy!

150: had such an incredible time with so many ladies as we enjoyed Cindi Wood from Frazzled Female sharing truth with us. 


Wednesday, May 28, 2014

#SavilleLifeInPictures2014. Week 21

Day 137: this sweet little fella was brought to our hearts and our support on this Compassion Sunday. 

Day 138: a 2 mile walk and a little discipleship time was just what I needed on this Monday.

Day 139: it's project season again for this family! Number one-darkening windows in our youth sanctuary. 

Day 140: a quick selfie and a glimpse at project number two. Grey walls in our Mugs and Muffins room. 

Day 141: took in a little tee ball action with my sis in law on this day. We watched several of her first graders play!

Day 142: my road trip companion on our way to Mackenzie's basketball tournament. He wasn't that invigorating. 


Day 143: spending my Saturday in the gym with this girl is totally one of my favorites! 

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Project Time

As far back as I can remember, my family has had two times of year that we just understand are going to be crazy. The first is November/Devember. The second is, affectionately, summer (it usually includes a chunk of May, all of June, and July). That time is upon us, so I thought I would give you a preview of lots of things you'll be getting updated in in the upcoming weeks. 

1-We are preparing the youth auditorium for our Celebration worship on Sunday evenings in the summer.  

2- we are prepping a room with paint and decor for our Mugs and Muffins Bible Study. 

3-I am refurbishing some of my great grandparents lawn furniture. 

4-kids camp is the fourth week of June
5-I accepted a part time position (it is really flexible and I will share more details when I can)

6-I start my masters June 23

7-we may or may not be going to Ireland in the next three months. 


So, as you can see-lots going on! I'll keep you updated. :)

Do you have a busy season in your year?

Sunday, May 18, 2014

#SavilleLifeInPictures 2014. Week 20

Day 131: a quick selfie with the master herself as we finish up a super fun weekend. 

Day 132: as a result of my no groceries, I asked my mom to send a sandwich for me to eat! This feast is what I got. 💚 my mom!

Day 133: a little couch time, the voice, and some rest is my favorite way to spend an evening. 

Day 134: trash to treasure before shot! Picked up these goodies from my papa's yard!

Day 135: a trip to Walmart resulted in me buying this while Micah purchased Mt Dew Baja Blast....priorities!

Day 136: enjoyed a morning of pedicures with these beauties!