Joan C. Webb » Women’s Retreat

Relief of Imperfection Opportunity-Arizona

Joan C Webb — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:38:00 +0000

It’s Friday! Hope you have a great weekend.

I wanted to let all my Arizona friends know about this upcoming Relief of Imperfection opportunity coming on Saturday, October 4 in San Manuel, AZ southeast of Chandler. It’s a One-Day Retreat sponsored by Tri-Community Churches. It’s FREE–and you’re invited. It’s at the First Baptist Church San Manuel. Call Jan at 520-490-1998 for info and to register.

Enjoy meaningful alone time, fun interactive chats, poignant story-telling, and biblical insights, as well as give-aways throughout the relief-producing day on October 4 at First Baptist Church San Manuel, AZ at the corner of First Avenue and Nickols in San Manuel. For info and registration about this free retreat, call Jan at 520-490-1998.

The retreat is a reader’s digest version of my new book, The Relief of Imperfection. Trying-too-hard-to-make-it-all-just-right (yes, it’s a type of perfectionism!) has many faces, includes all personality styles, and cuts across cultural lines. It has to do with unreasonable expectations–how we belittle ourselves and others for having human (we translate that word as weak) thoughts and emotions, inconsistent faith or less-than-excellent plans, accomplishments, families, bodies or dreams. Yet we who sometimes get worn-out “trying too hard” can learn the exciting adventure of learning to relax and realize that everything doesn’t need to be so difficult and that some things can actually be easy, fun and smile-able. What a relief!

I’ve love to see you there.

FUN MEMORIES: Atlanta Women’s Retreat

Joan C Webb — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:09:00 +0000

Hi!

I have such great memories of my time at Camp Pinnacle (in the near the Georgian/North Carolina border–lovely place!) with the “intentional women” from Gainesville, Georgia. I think of each of you and smile. At our Saturday night dinner in the beautiful old home, I snapped some photos and I want to share them with you all.

I know some of the women didn’t come to the dinner, so you’re not in these photos. Bummer. We missed you. But you were enjoying dinner somewhere else.

I hope you are all enjoying working through The Intentional Woman workbook with your groups. I’d love to hear from you. You can post a comment on this blog or send me an email via the CONTACT US page on http://www.reliefofimperfection.com/

Relief blessings,

Joan

Relief of Imperfection Women’s Retreat

Joan C Webb — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:14:00 +0000

Joy! I Don’t Have to Fix It All–Including You!

and

Numb and Number–When Trying Too Hard Dulls Your Soul

These were two of the topics included in The Relief of Imperfection Women’s Retreat at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Faith Community Church in Chandler, Arizona on January 26, 2008. We had interactive sessions on “The Relief of Imperfect Relationships and Families,” “The Relief of Imperfect Emotions, Minds and Bodies” and “The Relief of Imperfect Faith, Prayer, and Spirituality.”

I so enjoyed sharing with these women last Saturday. These are women with varied backgrounds and talents, but all with hearts for God and their families. Lisa Gifford, a professional woman with four young children who has a personal story in The Relief of Imperfection, joined me in sharing/presenting at the one day retreat. Lisa snapped pictures of some of the women. Is your picture here?