Girlfriend Gatherings: Creative Ways to Stay Connected [Hardcover]

Janet Holm McHenry (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2001

Whether you haven’t been in touch with someone for years or are looking for a way to keep up with your best friend, Janet offers helpful and oftentimes humorous examples of how people in her life keep the lines of communication open through creative and practical ideas such as:

• Rounding up old classmates for a reunion brunch
• Exercising your writing talents by starting an email newsletter
• Growing closer together in the Lord by organizing a monthly prayerwalk with neighbors

These simple and easy–to–follow methods are great for staying connected, rekindling old friendships, and cultivating new ones.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736905936
• ISBN-13: 978-0736905930
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,951,125 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

The author of 19 books, Janet Holm McHenry lives to encourage others through her writing, speaking, and teaching. She has received several awards, including the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association Member of the Year, Mt. Hermon Writers Conference Writer of the Year, and Soroptimists International Teacher of the Year. A high school English teacher, she is married to her high school sweetheart Craig, and they have raised four children in a small town in the California Sierra-Nevada. The beautiful setting has inspired her to follow her passions--prayerwalking and writing. Find out more about Janet at www.janetmchenry.com and her Up2Me blog, http://janetmchenry.wordpress.com.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Girlfriend Gatherings by Janet Holm McHenry, April 9, 2002

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Maxine Cambra (Anderson, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Girlfriend Gatherings: Creative Ways to Stay Connected (Hardcover)

Girlfriend Gatherings is a small inspirational book jam-packed with information on how to connect with people you have known over the years as well as creative ways to cultivate new friendships. Her contents page is your guide. McHenry's detailed instructions tell how she and some high school friends renewed their friendships over a Mexican Brunch and how they have stayed in touch every since. She tells how to put on sparkling family reunions which includes several ways to record your eldest family members. NOTE:See the story starters for sharing family memories. Other great enclosures: how to do a high tea at Christmas time, create an E-mail newsletter, a round-robin stay in touch letter, a friendship getaway. If you do not have the time to be creative with your girlfriend gatherings take advantage of the already organized plans in this book.