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Vol. 2009 Issue 07 ~ July

Happy summer, ladies! This isn’t going to be a typical column…I’m just going to share some news-y things with you this month.

I leave in a few days for my second trip to Africa, this time to Liberia. I am taking 6 women to serve alongside Samaritan’s Purse’s HIV/AIDS program in their capital, Monrovia, and in a small northern village called Foya. We are going to do home visits, put on a kids’ camp for orphaned and vulnerable children, and do some repair work on a church that still bears the bullet hole marks of their civil war that ended six years ago. Heavy stuff. We’ll be gone June 14-22 and we would appreciate your prayers. I’m sure I’ll come back with more Africa stories.

I’m thrilled to say that I will have new material coming soon – hopefully mid-fall. It’s a collection of essays about the love and faithfulness of our God entitled He Is Just That Into You. The tentative cover is attached. I’ll get more details out when it gets closer to being ready.

Also, I’d love to come and speak at your women’s or mother’s group, so I’m listing my topics here:

Calm in My Chaos
How can a woman find calm in the midst of her chaotic life? Find practical ideas and encouraging inspiration for increasing the calm and decreasing the chaos of your crazy life by investing in your mental, relational and spiritual reserves.

Calm in My Christmas Chaos
When you think of Christmas, what comes to mind? Shopping, baking, relatives, stress? What happened to the peace? That is exactly what God wants to give us during this time.

Fresh Starts
Do you ever feel like you need another chance with God? We’ll take a look at a variety of situations when a fresh start is what you’re wishing for.

NEW He Is Just That into You
Elisabeth will read selected essays from her most recent book. Topics: Looking Inside, Relationships, Africa, Outward Action, Change.

I Sinned…Now What?
We all have choices before us --- sometimes we take the high road, sometimes we falter. What do you do after the fall to get back on the right track, and what are some steps to take to prevent poor choices in the future?

NEW Relationships 201
Relationships are costly and can break our hearts. We’ll tackle conflict resolution, boundaries, forgiveness, and letting go.

The Mystery of Marriage
Mysterious? Most days, marriage is just plain hard. Why is that and what can we do to build into our most important human relationship?

What’s So Great About Friendship?
A practical look at finding and keeping one of life’s most precious gifts – friendship, as well as tips to keep the friendship with your husband and God strong.

When Life Feels Harder than You Think it Should Be
Life will hand us trouble…it’s not a matter of if but when. What can we do during the peaceful times of life to shore up and prepare our hearts, and when the trouble comes, what can we do to spur on the healing?

You can Make a Difference (or Social Justice for Dummies)
Do you wish you had the knowledge and time to do something to make our world a better place? We’ll talk about several practical, simple and meaningful ideas to help change the world with God’s help.

NEW Two RETREAT Packages now available

Please contact me for details if you’re interested in having me speak. You can also get more information at my website at www.elisabethcorcoran.com and my blog at http://elisabethcorcoran.blogspot.com/. Please pass along my speaking information, website and this column to anyone you think would be interested.

Hope you have a great summer, everyone. I’m on Twitter now – you can follow me at ekcorcoran!

Submitted on : 1-Jul-2009