April 2024 Newsletter
Courageous Girls: The Gift of Serving Others
Words of Love
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, but in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your steps.
Proverbs 3:5,6
Words of insight
GRACE is one of the greatest ways we can show selfless sacrifice. God gifts GRACE to us through the love and restored relationship He offers us; this is all because of the COST Jesus incurred on the cross.
Being a Courageous Girl, we are able to look around and see the needs of others. Instead of carelessly looking away and focusing on our own needs, we can joyously serve others like Jesus served us. Count the cost and find joy in giving to others in need with your full effort and care.
Parenting Tips
There is a cost in serving others, as Jesus explains in Mark 20. He says that serving others (us) cost him His life, so that we may have life eternally. We typically do not like to pay for anything we do not benefit from directly.
Following Jesus means we consider those around us, in our own spheres of influence, and use our resources and abilities to help them. This demonstrates Christ-like love in ways words do not.
It’s good to be nice (feeling something for others); it’s better to be kind. Kindness involves feeling something AND then acting upon it.
For more parenting tips and insight, check out Episodes 221 and 222 of the Living Wholehearted Podcast. on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube
Updates
We are looking for financial partners.
Has Courageous Girls impacted you and your daughter? Would you like to give back?
Consider giving a ONE TIME gift or be one of our monthly partners. Donate today and receive a free Courageous tote bag and a personalized note from founder, Terra Mattson.
Help us help you! Here are four key projects we hope to fund in 2024. We trust that if God provides the funding, we can press go and bring you more exciting resources!
📱 Building a Courageous Girls App where you can access all the curriculum, share prayer requests and poll your group. This will also be a launch for more real-time integrated website and app resources.
$350 a month or $4200 per year
🎧 Starting a Courageous Girls podcast, where founder and content creator, Terra Mattson and guests will share what moms and girls are needing most today.
$750/month or $9,000 per year
👭 Forming Courageous Girls Leaders Cohorts which take 10-12 leaders through an intentional process to help create healthy and sustainable CG groups for the long-haul.
$3,000 per group per year
📖 Creating CG journals for Courageous Girls to use each year. Designed by the woman who created the She Reads Truth Bibles, these customized journals will be a special keepsake for you and your daughter.
$7,000 - 9,000 for project, printing, etc...
Our total goal for 2024: $25,000
Another way to fund CG is to through our Merch Store!
Spring Merch Sale!
Visit the CG Shop and use code SPRING40 for 40% off everything.
CG books not included
Hurry! Supplies are limited.
Have pictures of you and your group serving?
Share them on instagram, and remember to tag @mycourageous and @terramattson.
Monthly Challenge
Moms and daughters, have an intentional talk about your experience serving together.
Daughters, pray about a way you want to intentionally serve those who are in need around you (in your school, church, neighborhood, city, etc.).
Our Favorite Resources
Core Values Index Retreat
Friday May 3rd, 2024
9 - 4 p.m. PT
Learn how to integrate the wisdom of the CVI in your own home, work and leadership.
Cost: $500 (includes your CVI, lunch, and training materials)
Limited to 15 participants
Not local? — virtual gets a $50 off registration. Use code: ALUMNI50 for virtual access
Have you or your CG group read Courageous? This book is for you!
Terra Mattson’s book, Courageous; Being Daughters Rooted in Grace, takes women through a process of growing in grace and identity so that moms are better equipped to raise confident and healthy daughters who know God and are able to trust His ways throughout life's messy journey.
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