Yes, this writer can speak! My mom tells me I’ve been doing it pretty much nonstop since I was 18 months old….

Here are some of the fun and interactive talks I’ve got going (scroll down and you can see some of the places I’m giving these talks):

• Mama’s Got a Fake ID! The Secrets to Revealing the Real You. This talk gives an overview of the “identity crisis” many moms face, gives reasons why God wants you to reveal your true identity, and offers a few suggestions to living as the complete woman he created you to be.
• Gift Living: What Motherhood Teaches Us about What We Have To Offer. We explore the different types of gifts God gives each us and work through ways to live them out—even when motherhood seems to reign us in from using many gifts. We also look at ways that God uses motherhood—and the time away from certain gifts—to grow us, stretch us, and help us discover untapped gifts.
• The ‘Bad Mommy’s’ Guide to the Good Sides of Guilt: How Gifts, Grace, and Growth Will Free Up Your Life. This talk focuses on another one of motherhood’s greatest foes: guilt. Instead of simply looking at the problem of true guilt versus false guilt, we explore ways to harness guilt for good, specifically as a way to point out your gifts, steer you toward growth, and wrap you in grace.
• God’s ID, Your ID: Let the World See You the Way God Does. Not only do we look at the ways that God reveals his true identity to all of us and how we can mirror those ways, but we look at how exactly God sees you as his child and his image-bearer.

Of course, each of these talks can be customized and modified. Each of them can also be turned into longer-length workshops.

If you’re interested in booking me for your MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) or other moms or women’s group or event, shoot me an email at caryn@carynrivadeneira.com.

Calendar

2008

• September 9: MOPS, First Baptist Church, Sycamore, IL
• September 23: MOPS, St. Joseph Church, Big Bend, WI
• October 8: MOPS, Grace Bible Church, Minooka, IL
• October 15: MOPS, Parkview Christian Church, Orland Park, IL
• October 18: Converge MidAmerica’s Women’s Education Institute, “Created in Him for His Good Works Conference,” Chicago, IL
• November 21: MOPS, Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Lansing, IL
• December 4: MOPS, Crossroads Presbyterian Church, Mequon, WI

2009

• March 7: Synergy Women’s Conference, Orlando, FL
• March 18: MOPS, Cross Lutheran Church, Yorkville, IL
• March 19 and 20: MOPS, Faith Church, Dyer, IN
• March 24: MOPS, Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, Elmhurst, IL
• April 8: MOPS, Christ Church of Lake Forest, Lake Forest, IL
• April 14: MOPS, First Free Ev. Church, Rockford, IL
• April 15: MOPS, United Methodist, Lexington, IL