Spend time with the amazing Linda Evans Shepherd, our host for the evening.

Worship with others from around the world lead by Sharon Tedford.

Inspiration talk Praying Effectively for Your Family in Today’s Culture from Laine Lawson Craft

Discover how to pray with purpose, power, and peace in a culture that challenges faith at every turn. In this talk, you’ll learn the simple yet transformative P.R.A.Y. framework, designed to strengthen your prayer life and anchor your family in God’s authority. Whether you’re weary, uncertain, or longing for breakthrough, leave equipped to pray effectively and watch God move in ways you cannot orchestrate.

Laine Lawson Craft is a bestselling, award-winning Christian author, speaker, TV personality, and podcast host whose voice has become a lifeline for parents fighting for their children. 

Now, Laine is stepping into a brand-new chapter as a Christian children’s author, creating stories that help little ones know who they are in God from the very beginning. Her new children’s book, The Beginning of You, speaks life into young hearts, reminding them they are handmade by God with a purpose and plans, and loved immeasurably by God. This new venture isn’t just writing for Laine; it’s legacy-building, generational-healing work. 

Based in beautiful Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Laine is a wife, mother of three restored adult children, and a grateful grandmother “Lala” all titles that fuel her passion for helping families heal.

Fabulous Workshops. Choose from one of the following:

• Developing Your Brand to Build a Loyal Audience with Janet McHenry

  Building your brand as a writer will help you develop a consistent and recognizable voice and message, attracting a loyal audience. You can do this by developing your mission and vision statements; creating an audience-centric website, social media presence, and message taglines; and writing across genres on focused subjects that represent your passionate message. All of this will build reader trust, make marketing efforts more effective, and create a speaking niche others seek out. Janet will walk you through those steps in this workshop.

  
  Janet McHenry is an inspirational speaker and the author of 27 books—eight on prayer, including the bestselling PrayerWalk and her newest, Praying Personalities, which was a 2025 ECPA Christian Book Award finalist. Janet teaches widely at writers' conferences, coaches writers, and hosts the twice-annual Sierra Valley Writers Retreat. You can connect with her through her website, janetmchenry.com.

• Faith Journey: Overwhelm to Peace with Sandra Allen Lovelace
  Sandra Allen Lovelace understands the reality of crushing Overwhelm where confusion takes over and women lose track of who we are. Sandra shares God’s invitation to enter His reviving Peace where we can recover our Ephesians 2:10 design and purpose. She doesn’t want any woman who feels broken, helpless or lost to wait as long as she did to find out Jesus offers all the hope and healing she will ever need.  

• Sandra Allen Lovelace is a well-received international speaker, author, and trauma recovery coach. She’s known as a warm truth-teller who shares hope from God’s Word. For the past 40 years, she’s had the privilege of encouraging countless women in their desire to find hope and healing so they can live a God-pleasing, authentic life. 

Small group time for intimate fellowship and praying for each other. Meet new friends!

Drawing for awesome prizes during the evening