2024-2025 Speaking/Event Schedule
September 18th am, Wed: MomCo, Christ Church Oak Brook, Oak Brook, IL - Say What You Mean (Without Being Mean)
November 6th am,Wed: MomCo, Church of the Nazarene, Clare, MI - Enjoy Every Minute and Other Ridiculous Things We Say to Moms
November 7th am, Th: MomCo, Thornapple Covenant Church, Cascade, MI - Joy-full - Three Things That Steal Our Joy and How We Can Reclaim It
November 21st pm, Th: MomCo, Immanuel Lutheran Church, East Dundee, IL - Enjoy Every Minute and Other Ridiculous Things We Say to Moms
March 5th pm, Wed: Moms Nation, Faith Church, Cedar Lake IN - Building Strong Marriages That Go the Distance
March 7th am, Fri: Moms Nation, Moms of Littles, Faith Church, Cedar Lake, IN - Say What You Mean (without being mean)
March 20th, am, Thurs: Moms University, Thornapple Covenant MomCo, Cascade, MI - What's for Dinner?
May 17th half-day retreat, Saturday: Rockford United Methodist Church, Rockford, MI - Joy-Full: Five Things That Steal Our Joy and How We Can Reclaim It
July 10-12, Speak Up Conference, Calvin University, Grand Rapids, MI - Vulnerability as a Super Power
Oct 11, Saturday, Women's Fall Retreat: Renew, Refresh, Restore, Grace Adventures, Mears, MI - oy-Full: Five Things That Steal Our Joy and How We Can Reclaim It
October 17-19: CranHill Camp Mother-Daughter Retreat, , Rodney, MI - TBD
September 18th am, Wed: MomCo, Christ Church Oak Brook, Oak Brook, IL - Say What You Mean (Without Being Mean)
November 6th am,Wed: MomCo, Church of the Nazarene, Clare, MI - Enjoy Every Minute and Other Ridiculous Things We Say to Moms
November 7th am, Th: MomCo, Thornapple Covenant Church, Cascade, MI - Joy-full - Three Things That Steal Our Joy and How We Can Reclaim It
November 21st pm, Th: MomCo, Immanuel Lutheran Church, East Dundee, IL - Enjoy Every Minute and Other Ridiculous Things We Say to Moms
March 5th pm, Wed: Moms Nation, Faith Church, Cedar Lake IN - Building Strong Marriages That Go the Distance
March 7th am, Fri: Moms Nation, Moms of Littles, Faith Church, Cedar Lake, IN - Say What You Mean (without being mean)
March 20th, am, Thurs: Moms University, Thornapple Covenant MomCo, Cascade, MI - What's for Dinner?
May 17th half-day retreat, Saturday: Rockford United Methodist Church, Rockford, MI - Joy-Full: Five Things That Steal Our Joy and How We Can Reclaim It
July 10-12, Speak Up Conference, Calvin University, Grand Rapids, MI - Vulnerability as a Super Power
Oct 11, Saturday, Women's Fall Retreat: Renew, Refresh, Restore, Grace Adventures, Mears, MI - oy-Full: Five Things That Steal Our Joy and How We Can Reclaim It
October 17-19: CranHill Camp Mother-Daughter Retreat, , Rodney, MI - TBD
2023-2024 Speaking/Event Schedule
September 7-9th, Thurs-Sat: MOMCON 2023, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL - booth #204, Chicago Area Speaker Group w/ Moms of Tweens and Teens
September 8th, Friday: Focus on the Family Broadcast - Radio, youtube, audio podcast - The Truth Behind Mommy Platitudes
September 16th pm, Sat: Married People Marriage Event, La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church, Scottsdale, AZ - Creating Safety in Communication (with Bernie Baudouin)
October 2-5: The Everything Parenting Tweens and Teens Summit (Online - must register for event) - Just Wait Till They Become Teenagers! (and other ridiculous things we say to moms)
October 3rd am, Tues: Mom Nation, Moms of Littles, Faith Church, Highland, IN - Enjoy Every Minute and Other Ridiculous Things We Say to Moms
October 3rd pm, Tues: Mom Nation, Moms of Littles, Faith Church, Highland, IN - What's for Dinner?
October 4th am, Wed: Mom Nation, Moms in the Middle, Faith Church, Cedar Lake, IN - Say What You Mean (Without Being Mean)
November 3rd am, Fri: MOPS Crosslife EFC, Libertyville, IL - Joyful - Three Things That Steal Our Joy and How We Can Reclaim It
December 9th am, Sat: Holiday Brunch Women's Event, Pathway Church, Arlington Heights, IL - Simply Still (ticketed event)
February 10th am, Sat: Women's Retreat, Alleluia Lutheran Church, Naperville, IL - Joy-Full (ticketed event)
March 5th am, Tues: Moms + Mentor's (M+M's), Central Wesleyan, Holland, MI - TBD
March 8th am, Fri: Moms Plus, St. James Parish, Arlington Heights, IL - Lightening the Mother Load
March 21st am, Thurs: Mom Nation, Moms in the Middle, Faith Church, Beecher, IL - Say What You Mean (Without Being Mean)
April 26th am, Fri: Mom Nation, Moms in the Middle, Faith Church, Dyer, IN - TBD
April 30th pm, Tues: MOPS Central Peninsula Church, Foster City, CA - Enjoy Every Minute and Other Ridiculous Things We Say to Moms
May 2nd am, Thurs: MOPS Central Peninsula Church, Foster City, CA - Enjoy Every Minute and Other Ridiculous Things We Say to Moms
May 18th am, Sat: Women's Retreat, Our Savior EFC, Wheeling, IL - Joy-Full (ticketed event)
September 7-9th, Thurs-Sat: MOMCON 2023, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL - booth #204, Chicago Area Speaker Group w/ Moms of Tweens and Teens
September 8th, Friday: Focus on the Family Broadcast - Radio, youtube, audio podcast - The Truth Behind Mommy Platitudes
September 16th pm, Sat: Married People Marriage Event, La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church, Scottsdale, AZ - Creating Safety in Communication (with Bernie Baudouin)
October 2-5: The Everything Parenting Tweens and Teens Summit (Online - must register for event) - Just Wait Till They Become Teenagers! (and other ridiculous things we say to moms)
October 3rd am, Tues: Mom Nation, Moms of Littles, Faith Church, Highland, IN - Enjoy Every Minute and Other Ridiculous Things We Say to Moms
October 3rd pm, Tues: Mom Nation, Moms of Littles, Faith Church, Highland, IN - What's for Dinner?
October 4th am, Wed: Mom Nation, Moms in the Middle, Faith Church, Cedar Lake, IN - Say What You Mean (Without Being Mean)
November 3rd am, Fri: MOPS Crosslife EFC, Libertyville, IL - Joyful - Three Things That Steal Our Joy and How We Can Reclaim It
December 9th am, Sat: Holiday Brunch Women's Event, Pathway Church, Arlington Heights, IL - Simply Still (ticketed event)
February 10th am, Sat: Women's Retreat, Alleluia Lutheran Church, Naperville, IL - Joy-Full (ticketed event)
March 5th am, Tues: Moms + Mentor's (M+M's), Central Wesleyan, Holland, MI - TBD
March 8th am, Fri: Moms Plus, St. James Parish, Arlington Heights, IL - Lightening the Mother Load
March 21st am, Thurs: Mom Nation, Moms in the Middle, Faith Church, Beecher, IL - Say What You Mean (Without Being Mean)
April 26th am, Fri: Mom Nation, Moms in the Middle, Faith Church, Dyer, IN - TBD
April 30th pm, Tues: MOPS Central Peninsula Church, Foster City, CA - Enjoy Every Minute and Other Ridiculous Things We Say to Moms
May 2nd am, Thurs: MOPS Central Peninsula Church, Foster City, CA - Enjoy Every Minute and Other Ridiculous Things We Say to Moms
May 18th am, Sat: Women's Retreat, Our Savior EFC, Wheeling, IL - Joy-Full (ticketed event)
2022-2023 Speaking Schedule
September 23rd am: Mom Village, Village Bible Church, Sugar Grove, IL - Enjoy Every Minute and Other Ridiculous Things We Say to Moms
November 3rd am: Moms of Littles, Faith Church, Beecher, IL - What's for Dinner?
November 9th am: MOPS South Park Church, Park Ridge, IL - Enjoy Every Minute and Other Ridiculous Things We Say to Moms
November 18th am: MOPS Calvary Church, Orland Park, IL - What's for Dinner? (a.m. group)
November 30th pm: MOPS Calvary Church, Orland Park, IL - What's for Dinner? (p.m. group)
December 9th am: Moms Plus, St. James Parish, Arlington Heights, IL - Building Strong Marriages that Go the Distance
January 10th: Focus on the Family
February 1st am: Christ Church of Oak Brook MOPS, Oak Brook, IL - What's for Dinner?
February 3rd am: MOPS Crosslife EFC, Libertyville, IL - Building Strong Marriages That Go the Distance
February 17th am: Moms of Littles, Faith Church, Cedar Lake, IN - What's for Dinner
February 21st am: Moms of Littles, Faith Church, Highland, IN - Building Strong Marriages That Go the Distance
February 21st pm: Moms of Littles, Faith Church, Highland, IN - Lightening the Mother Load
March 9th pm: Moms of Littles, Faith Church, Dyer, IN - What's for Dinner?
April 11th & 12th: MOPS, Moms n' More, Moms of Teens, La Casa de Cristo, Scottsdale, AZ - Enjoy Every Minute and Other Ridiculous Things We Say to Moms
May 23rd pm: Women's Summer Kick-off Event, CRC, Lombard - Choose Joy
November 3rd am: Moms of Littles, Faith Church, Beecher, IL - What's for Dinner?
November 9th am: MOPS South Park Church, Park Ridge, IL - Enjoy Every Minute and Other Ridiculous Things We Say to Moms
November 18th am: MOPS Calvary Church, Orland Park, IL - What's for Dinner? (a.m. group)
November 30th pm: MOPS Calvary Church, Orland Park, IL - What's for Dinner? (p.m. group)
December 9th am: Moms Plus, St. James Parish, Arlington Heights, IL - Building Strong Marriages that Go the Distance
January 10th: Focus on the Family
February 1st am: Christ Church of Oak Brook MOPS, Oak Brook, IL - What's for Dinner?
February 3rd am: MOPS Crosslife EFC, Libertyville, IL - Building Strong Marriages That Go the Distance
February 17th am: Moms of Littles, Faith Church, Cedar Lake, IN - What's for Dinner
February 21st am: Moms of Littles, Faith Church, Highland, IN - Building Strong Marriages That Go the Distance
February 21st pm: Moms of Littles, Faith Church, Highland, IN - Lightening the Mother Load
March 9th pm: Moms of Littles, Faith Church, Dyer, IN - What's for Dinner?
April 11th & 12th: MOPS, Moms n' More, Moms of Teens, La Casa de Cristo, Scottsdale, AZ - Enjoy Every Minute and Other Ridiculous Things We Say to Moms
May 23rd pm: Women's Summer Kick-off Event, CRC, Lombard - Choose Joy