2021 Breakout Sessions
Called to Love registrants will receive an email with a link to sign up for breakout sessions in September.
Some breakout sessions have limited capacity.
Some breakout sessions have limited capacity.
Friday Breakout Options 4:45 - 6:00pm
Beginning to Be Still with Jen Tompkins
Many moms coming to Called to Love have a heavy mental load that threatens to overwhelm them
each day. You possibly are even exhausted from the amount of preparation it took to leave your family
for 2 nights! Join Jen as she helps us dive into the Word and take some time to still our hearts and
minds. This will be an interactive time of physical, mental, and spiritual rest and refocusing.
Calm Down Skills for Kids with Carrie Blaske
Ever seen your child go from zero to hundred miles per hour in a millisecond? Have you spent countless
hours trying to help your very dysregulated child, only to feel wrung out, hopeless, and tired? Join
Carrie as she helps explain the escalation cycle, and how you can apply specific tools and strategies to
step in at any point in the cycle to help get everyone reset.
Rest and Relaxation with Brigett Eisele
Did you barely make it out of your house and here today? Is your mind still racing with family needs and
perhaps guilt for leaving? Are you not quite ready to learn new things or meet new people? If you
answered yes to any or all of these questions, this is the breakout for you. Come get a little
unstructured rest, relaxation, and pampering before diving into retreat.
Meet and Greet with Jessica Ratliff
Part of what makes Called to Love so special is the fellowship time with other women who “get it.”
When you attend alone, this can be more of a challenge so if you have come to retreat solo (or are just
looking to meet some of the other ladies in attendance), please join us for a meet and greet. Let’s start
the retreat weekend off with making some new friends.
Saturday Breakout Options 11:15 - 12:30pm
Be Still in Art with Merri Lynch
Find some stillness and calm as Merri guides ladies through painting their own Monet-style watercolor
painting on canvas. (Max of 24 attendees)
An Overview of Trauma’s Impact on Development with Foster and Adoptive Children with Melissa
Martz
Identifying the role of trauma in foster and adoptive children’s history and functioning is essential for
building attachment, healing and healthy coping. In this breakout session we will discuss how trauma
impacts development and ways to support our foster and adoptive children in processing their trauma
as they grow. My hope is that in this short time together, we can explore a few key points of how
trauma can impact development and perhaps make a few connections to children we have had in our
lives.
Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Session #1 with Kimberly Heye and Rhonda Andrews
TBRI is a therapeutic model that trains caregivers to provide effective support and treatment for at-risk
children. TBRI has been applied in orphanages, courts, residential treatment facilities, group homes,
foster and adoptive homes, churches, and schools. In this first session, Kimberly and Rhonda will explain
trauma and the brain plus key in on the connection principles of TBRI.
Teens in Foster Care with Annika Marek-Barta
Join Annika as she shares personal stories and real life reflections on surviving 5 years of foster care as a
teenager with time allowed for Q & A.
Saturday Breakout Options 1:45 - 3:00pm
Be Still in Art with Merri Lynch
Find some stillness and calm as Merri guides ladies through painting their own Monet-style watercolor
painting on canvas. (Max of 24 attendees)
In Every Season with Kyle and Cassie Raney
Join Kyle and Cassie as they talk marriage relationships - Creating rhythms of vulnerability,
communication, and joy with your spouse in the midst of parenting children from hard places.
Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Session #2 with Kimberly Heye and Rhonda Andrews
TBRI is a therapeutic model that trains caregivers to provide effective support and treatment for at-risk
children. TBRI has been applied in orphanages, courts, residential treatment facilities, group homes,
foster and adoptive homes, churches, and schools. In this second session, Kimberly and Rhonda will
focus on the empowering and correcting principles of TBRI.
Soul Care for Trying Times with Cindy Fegles
What are you being formed into? Is there margin in your life for doing what nourishes you for greater
spiritual, physical, emotional and mental health? In this session we will discuss self-talk, self-care and
the selfless pursuit of more Jesus in our life.
Saturday Free Time Optional Sessions
Holy Yoga (3:45-4:45) with Jenn Loeb
An intentional time of quieting our hearts & minds, as we bring awareness to our body, soul & spirit in
the Presence of God. Asking God to reveal any area of your being that He would like to bring healing &
wholeness to. Through worship & the word we partner with God in agreement that He knows us far
better than we know ourselves. In trust, we surrender to His goodness through movement, stillness &
most importantly, breath. We will experience His love for us. (Max of 25 attendees)
*Please bring a yoga mat from home or a towel.
Be Still in Art (3:30-4:45) with Merri Lynch
Find some stillness and calm as Merri guides ladies through painting their own Monet-style watercolor
painting on canvas. (Max of 24 attendees)
Beginning to Be Still with Jen Tompkins
Many moms coming to Called to Love have a heavy mental load that threatens to overwhelm them
each day. You possibly are even exhausted from the amount of preparation it took to leave your family
for 2 nights! Join Jen as she helps us dive into the Word and take some time to still our hearts and
minds. This will be an interactive time of physical, mental, and spiritual rest and refocusing.
Calm Down Skills for Kids with Carrie Blaske
Ever seen your child go from zero to hundred miles per hour in a millisecond? Have you spent countless
hours trying to help your very dysregulated child, only to feel wrung out, hopeless, and tired? Join
Carrie as she helps explain the escalation cycle, and how you can apply specific tools and strategies to
step in at any point in the cycle to help get everyone reset.
Rest and Relaxation with Brigett Eisele
Did you barely make it out of your house and here today? Is your mind still racing with family needs and
perhaps guilt for leaving? Are you not quite ready to learn new things or meet new people? If you
answered yes to any or all of these questions, this is the breakout for you. Come get a little
unstructured rest, relaxation, and pampering before diving into retreat.
Meet and Greet with Jessica Ratliff
Part of what makes Called to Love so special is the fellowship time with other women who “get it.”
When you attend alone, this can be more of a challenge so if you have come to retreat solo (or are just
looking to meet some of the other ladies in attendance), please join us for a meet and greet. Let’s start
the retreat weekend off with making some new friends.
Saturday Breakout Options 11:15 - 12:30pm
Be Still in Art with Merri Lynch
Find some stillness and calm as Merri guides ladies through painting their own Monet-style watercolor
painting on canvas. (Max of 24 attendees)
An Overview of Trauma’s Impact on Development with Foster and Adoptive Children with Melissa
Martz
Identifying the role of trauma in foster and adoptive children’s history and functioning is essential for
building attachment, healing and healthy coping. In this breakout session we will discuss how trauma
impacts development and ways to support our foster and adoptive children in processing their trauma
as they grow. My hope is that in this short time together, we can explore a few key points of how
trauma can impact development and perhaps make a few connections to children we have had in our
lives.
Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Session #1 with Kimberly Heye and Rhonda Andrews
TBRI is a therapeutic model that trains caregivers to provide effective support and treatment for at-risk
children. TBRI has been applied in orphanages, courts, residential treatment facilities, group homes,
foster and adoptive homes, churches, and schools. In this first session, Kimberly and Rhonda will explain
trauma and the brain plus key in on the connection principles of TBRI.
Teens in Foster Care with Annika Marek-Barta
Join Annika as she shares personal stories and real life reflections on surviving 5 years of foster care as a
teenager with time allowed for Q & A.
Saturday Breakout Options 1:45 - 3:00pm
Be Still in Art with Merri Lynch
Find some stillness and calm as Merri guides ladies through painting their own Monet-style watercolor
painting on canvas. (Max of 24 attendees)
In Every Season with Kyle and Cassie Raney
Join Kyle and Cassie as they talk marriage relationships - Creating rhythms of vulnerability,
communication, and joy with your spouse in the midst of parenting children from hard places.
Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Session #2 with Kimberly Heye and Rhonda Andrews
TBRI is a therapeutic model that trains caregivers to provide effective support and treatment for at-risk
children. TBRI has been applied in orphanages, courts, residential treatment facilities, group homes,
foster and adoptive homes, churches, and schools. In this second session, Kimberly and Rhonda will
focus on the empowering and correcting principles of TBRI.
Soul Care for Trying Times with Cindy Fegles
What are you being formed into? Is there margin in your life for doing what nourishes you for greater
spiritual, physical, emotional and mental health? In this session we will discuss self-talk, self-care and
the selfless pursuit of more Jesus in our life.
Saturday Free Time Optional Sessions
Holy Yoga (3:45-4:45) with Jenn Loeb
An intentional time of quieting our hearts & minds, as we bring awareness to our body, soul & spirit in
the Presence of God. Asking God to reveal any area of your being that He would like to bring healing &
wholeness to. Through worship & the word we partner with God in agreement that He knows us far
better than we know ourselves. In trust, we surrender to His goodness through movement, stillness &
most importantly, breath. We will experience His love for us. (Max of 25 attendees)
*Please bring a yoga mat from home or a towel.
Be Still in Art (3:30-4:45) with Merri Lynch
Find some stillness and calm as Merri guides ladies through painting their own Monet-style watercolor
painting on canvas. (Max of 24 attendees)
About Our Speakers
We can't wait to introduce you to our breakout speakers. Stayed tuned for our speaker announcements!
