Welcome to Women's History Month

One part of women's history that we should NOT be repeating is neglecting ourselves for the sake of others.  
We are better able to care for others when we have taken proper care of ourselves. 

Self maintenance (eating, taking medications, taking vitamins and supplements, showering, hair washing, tooth care, dental and doctor visits) should be the FIRST thing scheduled in.  Self care (devotional reading, other reading, dinner or lunch out with a friend, taking a relaxing bath while your spouse cares for the children) is the second thing that should be scheduled in.  These are NOT to be neglected. 

Note: Eating does NOT mean consuming what the children left on their plates! It is a full, nutritious plate of your own!

If you have trouble with taking time for yourself, thinking it selfish, it is not.  You are able to better care for others when you have been cared for, when you have a healthy mind and body.  One way to look at it is that caring for your body is like a prayer of thanks to GOD for letting you use the body that was created for you.  Or, another way to look at it, neglecting your body is telling GOD that you do not appreciate the gift that was given to you.

Book of the Month - 2018 Leadership Development

50 Women Every Christian Should Know

by Michelle DeRusha

Throughout history, countless women have boldly stepped out in faith and courage, leaving their indelible mark on those around them and on the kingdom of God. In lively prose Michelle DeRusha tells their stories, bringing into focus fifty incredible heroines of the faith. From Catherine of Siena, Teresa of Avila, and Anne Hutchison to Susanna Wesley, Harriet Tubman, and Corrie ten Boom, women both famous and admirable live again under DeRusha's expert pen. These engaging narratives are a potent reminder to readers that we are not alone, the battles we face today are not new, and God is always with us in the midst of the struggle.

Date Reminders

CALENDAR 2022 : these are tentative and subject to change as circumstances change.

These are the dates from the Conference Calendar:

2022 PNW UMW Conference Calendar

• March 12, 2022 District Prayer and Self Denial Program, Zoom - Click for Link

• March 18-20, 2022 Spring Conference UMW Exec Meeting Lazy F Camp Ellensburg, WA

• April 2, 2022 Mission u Trainings Begin Zoom

• May 20-22, 2022 Assembly Orlando, FL

• June 9-12, 2022 UMC Greater NW Shared Annual Conf. WA State Fairgrounds, Puyallup, WA

• July 21-22, 2022 Summer Conference UMW Exec Meeting Selah, WA

• July 22-24, 2022 Mission u Wesley UMC Yakima, WA

• September 2022 Puget Sound Missional District Annual Meeting TBD

• September 17, 2022 Inland Missional District Annual Meeting. TBD

• September 17, 2022 Seven Rivers Missional District Annual Meeting TBD

• September 17, 2022 Crest to Coast Missional District Annual Meeting, Olympia First United Methodist Church, Olympia, WA

• September 2022 SeaTac Missional District Annual Meeting TBD

• October 13-14, 2022 Fall Conference UMW Exec Meeting Bothell UMC, Bothell, WA

• October 14-15, 2022 Conf. UMW Annual Meeting Bothell UMC, Bothell, WA

• 2024 Western Jurisdiction Quadrennial Mtg. TBD

If you have any other information that you want me to put here, please let me know (before the 20th) by calling (360) 609-0503 or emailing me at lmilner2016@gmail.com .