Refresh - A Marriage Retreat for Foster Couples

This event will be held at the Carlisle Inn in Sarasota. While not required, we recommend you stay at the Inn the night of 5/31. Please book your room directly on their website or by calling them. https://dhgroup.com/inns/carlisle-inn-sarasota Use code FSTR25 for our special rate of $159

Schedule of events:

Saturday, May 31st
-Registration and Check In
-Breakfast
-Opening session with Jason Johnson - Remembering Our Why
-Session with Jamie Finn - Strength for All Things
-Lunch
-Breakout Sessions (husbands with Jason, wives with Jamie)
-Session with Jason - Reframing The Journey
-Session with Jamie - What is Unseen: Foster Care & Adoption in Light of Eternity
-Dinner
-Couples Date Activity (TBD)

Sunday, June 1st
-Breakfast
-Worship
-Retreat Closing with Jamie Finn

Jason Johnson's sessions will include:

REMEMBERING OUR WHY:

The Gospel that Compels Us also Sustains Us

In a process that’s filled with “what’s” and “how’s”, sometimes it’s easy to forget our “why”. The mounds of paperwork, a calendar full of appointments and just the unique daily challenges that come with opening your home to children and families from hard places can leave you feeling like your days are spent consumed by “what do I need to do and how am I going to do it?!” This session will encourage you to take a step back and remember your “why” - why do we do what we do, and why do we do it how we do it? When we continually embrace our “why”, many of the “what’s and how’s” bring on a whole new meaning.

REFRAMING THE JOURNEY:

Finding Hope in Unexpected Places

Foster and adoptive parents face a unique set of challenges and circumstances that must be filtered through the lens of God’s truth. This session will help you “reframe” some thinking through those experiences along your journey in a helpful and sustaining way. Whether you’re just now considering getting involved in foster care or you’ve been on the journey for quite some time you’ll walk away encouraged, refreshed and inspired to take your next best steps forward.

FOR MEN ONLY!:

A Unique Conversation for Husbands, Dads and Men

Guys, you are pouring yourself out in order to love and lead your families well through the foster care or adoption journey. It’s amazing, beautiful and exhausting. We get it, and you’re not alone. This workshop is designed for men, husbands and dads just like you that are living through shared experiences and can relate to your journey. You’ll be encouraged in the gospel, inspired in your calling and challenged to take your next bests steps forward in a healthy, sustainable way.

Jamie Finn's sessions will include:

What is Unseen: Foster Care & Adoption in Light of Eternity

FOR WOMEN ONLY

Foster & Adoptive Mom Huddle: Honest Discussions About the Lies We Believe & the Truths That Combat Them