Kathy uses the visual picture of a ruler to talk about how perfectionists never feel like they measure up. Perfectionism is just one of the many topics Kathy talks about. If you look closely, you’ll see that the sweater Kathy is wearing reveals cows. Yes, there’s a story behind that too!
Some of Kathy’s most popular topics include:
STOP MOTHERHOOD! I WANT TO GET OFF!
Kathy tells the poignant story of how God enabled her to overcome her abusive reactions. Woven throughout her presentation are practical ideas for positive parenting skills.
WHY DO I PUT SO MUCH PRESSURE ON MYSELF AND OTHERS?
Kathy reveals how to build Godly self esteem by fighting perfectionism and correcting negative self talk.
WHEN COUNTING TO TEN ISN’T ENOUGH
Kathy examines the causes and solutions for anger. She also shares a five step process for constructively dealing with anger.
PREVENT STRESS FROM BECOMING DISTRESS
Kathy examines worry, unrealistic expectations, depression, priorities and time pressures.
DISCIPLINE CHILDREN EFFECTIVELY
Kathy presents the three levels of disciplining along with the benefits revealed in Scripture. An examination of the differences between punishment vs. discipline, and willful disobedience vs. childish irresponsibility helps the audience to understand the parental role and the child’s reactions. The power struggle, consistency and six methods for disciplining are also explored.
SURE FOOTING IN A SHAKY WORLD
This presentation(s) examines co-dependency, making incorrect assumptions, confronting sin in others, and other topics which can steal a woman’s assurance of God’s love.
MEET YOUR HUSBAND’S SIGNIFICANCE NEEDS
Women primarily need security but men predominantly need significance in order to develop healthy self-worth. A wise wife can learn how to meet those needs for significance by becoming the lover, respecter, and helper to her husband, along with developing her individual identity.
FIND CONTENTMENT IN A DISAPPOINTING WORLD
Kathy discusses contentment cheaters like our physical body, people, problems, and possessions, along with Biblical principles for attaining and maintaining this worthy goal.
YOUR VIEW OF GOD
In this interactive presentation, Kathy helps the audience identify God’s attributes and then challenges them to discover their wrong assumptions about His nature.
FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS
The Book of Esther provides a unique source for the discovery of knowing and doing God’s will. Kathy draws from this powerful Book to teach practical ideas for following God’s direction.
LISTENING TO GOD’S VOICE
From I Kings 19, Kathy uncovers principles for hearing God’s voice, even in the midst of busy lives.
GOD IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED
Within Psalm 103, Kathy relates motivating and inspirational ideas for praising God.
STAYING FRIEND WITH YOUR KIDS
Parents can respond to their children as they are growing up so that when those children are grown, they all can be firm friends. Kathy tells you how.
THROUGH HIS EYES
In these presentations, Kathy gleans insights for living with an eternal perspective from the book of Philippians.
RETREAT TOPICS:
“Partly Cloudy with Scattered Worries: Finding Peace in God in All Kinds of Weather”
Kathy’s re-released book is Partly Cloudy with Scattered Worries from Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas.
Kathy is eager to share with women how they can trust God more, reduce worry (even eliminate it), and have greater peace in their lives. Through biblical instruction, practical ideas, motivating examples and a look into the lives of biblical women, Kathy inspires women to believe God knows best, loves her and can use every worry for His glory and her good.
Topic 1: Anticipating a Storm: What You Fear May be the Greatest Blessing
Romans 8:28 tells us that God promises to use everything in our lives for good. Kathy empowers women to put that promise into action. The story of Jochebed helps women to believe God can take care of their fears and worries.
Topic 2: Walking on the Sunny Side: Perfect Love Casts Out Fear
God can be trusted because His love is pure, perfect, and prudent. Women will both believe and feel God’s love more intensely because of Kathy’s teaching, especially as she looks into the life of Rebekah.
Topic 3: Catching the Rainbow: How Prayer Alleviates Worry
Philippians 4:6 tells us that committing our concerns to God and believing that He is capable of caring for us frees us from Satan’s ploy to paralyze us with fear and worry. Kathy emphasizes that truth from the life of Hannah.
Topic 4: Don’t Forget Your Umbrella: How Gratitude Protects Your Heart
Philippians 4: 7 reveals that when we pray, a “guard” or “sentinel” protects us from worry. Michal, David’s wife, didn’t call upon this “sentinel” and made her life miserable. Kathy tells how to avoid that.
Topic 5: Seeing Past the Snow Storm: How God’s Sovereignty Provides
Kathy shares important principles from Matthew 6:25-33 about God’s sovereignty and also looks into the life of Naomi whose worry resulted in deep depression.
Topic 6: April Showers Bring May Flowers: Seeing the Purpose in Troubles
We must recognize that we shouldn’t even try to avoid troubles through worry, for God has a plan for using our troubles for our good and His glory. Abigail had an attitude like that.
Topic 7: Ice Storm: How to Keep Worrying from Slipping into Controlling Others
When we worry, we can be tempted to try to protect other people by controlling them. But worry can’t communicate love, change others or control other people. Salome is an example of that.
Topic 8: Rain Behind You: How the Past Can Cloud the Present
Regrets are a form of worry and can wreck havoc in our trust in God. Instead, we need to remember but not regret, remember but forgive, and remember but look forward. We can learn those principles from the life of Miriam.
Topic 9: Tornado A-Comin’: Finding the Storm Cellar of God’s Power
Our trust in God grows-and worry diminishes-when we truly believe that God can do whatever
He wants, He can do all He wants, He can do however He wants and He can do whenever He wants. Those are the principles we learn from the life of Esther who saw God’s power.
“PRINCESS TO PRINCESS”
Princess to Princess (the book and the retreat topic) is about how a woman can recognize and operate within her God-given inheritance in Christ.
I use both a fictional modern woman and a biblical woman to discover the keys for making that “inheritance” a reality in our lives.
Here are the “inheritances” l cover in the book.
1. Strong: Abigail
2. Righteous: Martha
3. Precious: Leah
4. Protected: Hagar
5. Predestined for good works: Priscilla
6. Having the mind of Christ: Deborah
7. Not Condemned: adulterous woman, forgiven by Jesus
8. Secure and Sealed with the Holy Spirit: Rahab
I hope this list tantalizes your thinking of how you’d like some or all of these topics included in a future retreat or seminar. I would need around 45-60 minutes to cover one inheritance.
And just think of the decorating and the ways you can carry out the “Princess” theme. Tiaras, scepters, robes, crowns…making each woman feel special and important to God and to others…and to know and live out the wonderful inheritance she has as a Princess of the King.
Here’s Another Retreat Topic:
HEART OF GRACE
Kathy’s material from her book on perfectionism, Why Do I Put So Much Pressure on Myself?, can be transformed into presentations on the theme of grace for your next retreat. Everyone needs God’s grace and every one of us could benefit from learning how to give more grace to others. Without that grace toward ourselves and others, we are hard taskmasters and unhappy people.
Kathy inspires the women in her audience during these presentations to:
For instance, here is Kathy wearing her “bug” glasses as she speaks about how worry magnifies our earthly perspective. Based on Philippians 4:6-7, Kathy offers her audience an eternal perspective of learning to trust God through prayer. In her presentations on the theme of In these presentations, Kathy examines different topics and points out the difference that an eternal perspective makes in each one. Here is an overview of those topics. God Sees Me Perfect God Sees Me Confident God Sees Me Joyful God Sees Me Selfless God Sees Me Humble God Sees Me Wise God Sees Me Forgiving God Sees Me Peaceful |