Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Daughters of the King, we miss you already....

Daughters of the King 2013 in a word...fantastic.  If you were there, you know this to be true.  But just in case you missed it, here's just a summary of the incredible time we had!



Photo Booth FUN!  At Daughters of the King, we know how to have a good time, and the smiles on these faces are proof of that!  And just so you know, we're not above being a little silly.  And by "a little" we might actually mean a lot....
Crazy crafting.  The girls glitterized and glammed up some cowgirl boot ornaments, made their own lip gloss, and created Shrinky rings.  What's not to love?!?!


 
As you can imagine, seriously good times require some seriously good food.  With cupcakes, punch, midnight movie munchies, a mountain of pizza, and a chocolate buffet that's outta this world, we feasted like princesses.  Like Daughters of the King, to be exact!
But the very best thing...sharing the light and love of Jesus with these fantastic girls.  Thanks to powerful teaching from Elizabeth wickline, Sue Hatfield, and Neal Hatfield...and thanks to Small Group Leaders who loved on their small groups...we had plenty of opportunities to remind these gals of their great worth in Jesus.  There's nothing quite so beautiful as knowing you are a Daughter of the King!

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

5 Fantastic Reasons to be at Daughters of the King


Man, oh, man---oops, scratch that!  Woman, oh, woman, have we got a newsflash for you!  Just in case you haven’t heard, Daughters of the King (DOK), our sleepover for junior high, high school, and college gals (and even grownup gals who don’t mind getting zero sleep), is just a few weeks away (April 5-6).  And, trust us, you don’t want to miss it.  Why?  Well, we’re glad you asked, because we happen to have compiled five fantastic reasons for you to be at DOK.  So, without further adieu…
 
1.     No boys allowed!  And by that we mean no…boys…allowed.  No boys.  At all.  This is a 100% girl party.  We’re not even letting the guys on the Uplands Staff inside!   Since it’s just gals, we can let our hair down, kick back, and have a blast celebrating the awesomeness of being female.   We understand this might be a bummer for all the guys out there who love Uplands Reach, so that’s why we have Mighty Men of Valor (April 20).  Guys, we love ya, and I would say we’ll be thinking about you at DOK, but chances are, we won’t.  We’ll be way too busy with…. 

2.     Line Dancing!  Lots of it!  Better bring your boots, buckles, jeans, and hats because this is one western adventure you won’t soon forget.  We’re seriously about to cowgirl up.  And is there a cowgirl out there who doesn’t love the Cupid Shuffle?!  No!  But even if there were, the load of fun we’re gonna have at DOK would change her mind.   Now, I know what you’re thinking…”But I don’t know how to dance!”  No worries, we’ve got some incredible gals lined up to teach some fun and easy steps.  But even if you want to opt out of it, we’ll still keep you occupied with…

3.     An abundance of amazing activities.  Where do we begin listing them?  How about with makeovers, manis, pedis, photo shoots with a professional photographer, a late night movie on the big screen, jewelry making…my fingers are cramping up from all the excited typing!  So, suffice it to say, let the good times roll!!  Whew, we’re gonna need some sustenance to fortify us for such incredible adventure.  Good thing we’ve got a….

4.     Chocolate Buffet.  No, that wasn’t a typo.  Plan on a literal buffet of chocolate, as far as the eye can see.  Well, maybe just as much as a couple really long tables can hold.  At any rate, envision fountains flowing with chocolate, skewers loaded with strawberries, and satisfied smiles on lots of faces!  But, last but most certainly not least…

5.     Elizabeth Wickline.   The mere mention of her name makes us smile.  This fun, funny, funky gal loves gals, and she’s got a powerful message about self image.   Feel like getting to know her ahead of time?  Check out her blog, boundinbeauty.blogspot.com.  She’ll be sharing the love of Jesus straight from her heart, and we don’t want to miss it.  And we don’t want YOU to miss it, either!  So don’t!
 
It’s too bad we already promised you just five fantastical reasons for you to be at Daughters of the King…because if we wanted to, we could list at least a billion more.  But we’re gonna save you lots of scrolling by just proclaiming here and now…DAUGHTERS OF THE KING IS FANTASTIC, AMAZING, INCREDIBLE!  (And so are you, daughter of the King!  That’s why it’s your destiny to be there.)
 
For more info, go to www.uplandsreach.org or shoot us a message on the Uplands Reach facebook page!

Thursday, January 10, 2013