Branson Retreat

What a great group of women from Tulsa! We met together in Branson, MO in April 2008 to experience "The Intentional Woman Finds Relief" in an intimate setting. Then Women's Ministry Director, Christy Thornton, and several others read and "played" through The Relief of Imperfection and the "Relief Guides" during the summer months.

Comments following:

• "A read-again book”
• "This book was liberating”
• " It helped me to accept my own failures and mistakes, and to realize that others do too”
• “I have such high expectations of myself. This book helped me to go easier on myself.”
• The Lord ministered to me through "The Relief of Imperfect Churches and Culture section." I was reminded once again about the power and priority of forgiveness. When I choose to forgive through Christ’s strength, I am truly liberated. Thank you for that reminder!

March Book Winners!

Flowers in the Arizona Desert!

A few days ago my husband Richard snapped this photo while we took a Sunday afternoon drive into the mountains. The flowers in the desert this year are lovely. When they are brilliant like this, it always reminds me of a child pressing hard to color her page with all the bright crayons in the box. I think God loves to colorthe landscape!

I'm pleased to announce the winners of the MARCH book drawing. Today I'm mailing them a copy of The Relief of Imperfection. The winners are Kathy Bjorklund of West St. Paul, Minnesota and Linda Carlblom of Chandler, Arizona.

Kathy entered the "Relief" Give-away by sending me an email from the CONTACT US page on www.reliefofimperfection.com.

Linda entered the "Relief" Give-way by texting JOAN to 23907.

How about you? Want to win an autographed copy of my recently-released book, The Relief of Imperfection: For Women Who Try Too Hard to Make It Just Right? YES? Okay, then send me an email via www.reliefofimperfection.com OR post a comment to this blog message OR text JOAN to 23907. Then you'll automatically be entered in the April FREE BOOK CONTEST.

Special congratulations to sisters Annika, Kirsten, and Lesia Rasmussen for winning the "Relief" Basket Give-Away during my recent book signing at Amazing Grace Christian Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona. Fellow-authors Marsha Crockett (www.marshacrockett.com) and Kitty Chappell (www.kittychappell.com) signed their new releases that day, also. Marsha is the author of Break Through from NavPress and Kitty is the author of Good Mews from Thomas Nelson.

FUN MEMORIES: Atlanta Women's Retreat

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