Your weekly roundup :: May 7 – 11

As you head into your weekend, here are a few articles from the past week we thought you might enjoy.

This week’s blog: “Do You Really Need Rest?”

Does the advice “get more rest” make you roll your eyes, or wish you could crawl into bed for a nice, long nap? This month, we’re asking if we really need rest when there’s just so much to get done.

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Our work, love, pray favorites

How To Make Stress Your Friend

Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive, and introduces us to an unsung mechanism for stress reduction: reaching out to others.

When a Child Has Mental Illness

Kelly Rosati writes for Focus on the Family and shares an eye-opening look at her personal journey through mental illness with two of her children.

Learning to Love Me

Eboné Bell with Propel Women offers her advice and encouragement to other women to see themselves as God sees them and to learn how to speak over the voices that say you’re not good enough.

Listen to the latest Mentoring Monday radio show!

Listen to the latest episode of the Mentoring Monday radio show, featuring Laura Wellon!

4word: Local Group Events

Take a look at these upcoming 4word: Local Group event dates and see which one(s) you can attend. We’d love to see you there!

• San Diego – May Gathering – May 11 @ 11:30AM
• San Antonio – May Gathering – May 15 @ 11:45AM
• Tulsa – May Luncheon and Sister Conversations – May 15 @ noon
• San Francisco – May Gathering – May 15 @ 6:00PM
• Dallas – Top Golf event – May 15 @ 5:30PM
• Phoenix – May Happy Hour Gathering – May 17 @ 6:00PM
• Atlanta – Monthly Luncheon – May 17 @ 11:30AM
• Austin – North Small Group – May 17 @ noon
• Colorado Springs – Summer Series – May 17 @ 6:30PM
• Chicago – May Luncheon – May 18 @ noon
• Denver – Monthly Gathering – May 18 @ TBD
• Southlake – May Yoga Pants and Coffee Hour – May 19 @ 9:00AM
• Austin – Northwest Small Group – May 20 @ 6:00PM
• Dallas – May Meet-Up Monday – May 21 @ 5:30PM
• Forest Hills Baptist Church – Coffee Conversations – May 21 @ 5:30PM
• Detroit – May Gathering – May 23 @ 6:00PM
• Springfield – May Gathering – May 23 @ 11:30AM
• Charlotte – May Gathering – May 31 @ 11:30AM

For details on these events, please visit our 4word Events page.

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