Inspired Mama has been created to support and connect moms during our crazy momming journeys. Our annual fall retreat is the perfect time for moms to enjoy time away from the day to day. We will enjoy connection with like minded moms, quiet time for ourselves, speakers, and lots of fun!
Meals are provided. (Exept Friday night. Eat on the way or pick food up on the way and eat it when you arrive.) Bring your favorite snacks/drinks to share.
Our 2023 retreat theme is REST. We will explore the 7 types of rest and evaluate their presence in our lives. We will then make accessible plans to incorporate each of the 7 types into our lives. During this weekend we will practice rest and dive deep into how our lack of rest is affecting our lives while connecting with moms, having fun and taking a break from our daily lives.
Inspired Mama Review:
I ventured out of my safety zone this weekend. I put my trust into Inspired Mama and went to Lakeshore Inspired MamaCon 2023. I have been following Inspired Mama for awhile now. Its kind of a funny story ... Inspired Mama is based out of West Michigan, so I always get asked "How did you hear about it, when you live in Mid-Michigan?" I laugh and say Social Media is a wonderful thing, some times!! A while back, she had posted something in a Michigan Mama page I follow. I snooped her page and it resonated in my soul. Last year I wanted to attend MamaCon, but chickened out. In the fall, I took a big gamble ... I drove to the middle of no where into the woods and attended a weekend retreat. Not knowing anyone, nor what I was getting myself into. I left that weekend emotionally drained and knowing I needed to work so much more on myself than I even realized. I still can't even fathom that I did what I did last fall, but I wouldn't change it for the world. This year I drug my feet once again in attending MamaCon. But so many breakout sessions with key speakers kept peaking my interest. I took the leap and knew I wouldn't come out of the event with all my ducks in a row. That I wouldn't come out knowing everything and everything in my life being perfect. What I did know, is that I would be surrounded by women that saw me. That even though they don't know me and know my story, would support me and not judge me. That I may leave with more questions than answers. But I would leave with more information to help me work towards my goal of making a better me. A better me for not just myself, but my marriage, my kids, my business. After the event, I stepped out again and joined a group of wonderful women to dinner at The Paisley Pig. I am so thankful that Inspired Mama came into my life and that I let myself go with the flow. So many times today, when someone I talked to realized "I was the one who went into the woods alone" would say that they wouldn't have had the guts to do what I did. Ya'll ... when you hit a point in your life that you are so far buried in despair, drowning with no one though a life line although surrounded by people ... when you see no way out and need to make a change ... you will grasp at whatever line you are thrown. God threw me Inspired Mama and I grabbed ahold and am riding on the coat tails to pull myself out. I am important. I am worthy. I am deserving. I need to be the best of myself, so that I can be present and the best I am for my kids and my marriage. I left dinner tonight feeling a little less alone in my journey. I am praying that I can attend the fall retreat and continue to not only grow in my own journey, but to grow the relationships I am creating with an amazing group of women. I feel blessed tonight!! - Mistee B.