{"id":4797,"date":"2011-02-18T12:40:33","date_gmt":"2011-02-18T17:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/?p=4797"},"modified":"2011-11-16T17:01:34","modified_gmt":"2011-11-16T22:01:34","slug":"retreat-planners-seek-to-make-an-oasis-of-calm-for-mothers-the-record-feb-17th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/retreat-planners-seek-to-make-an-oasis-of-calm-for-mothers-the-record-feb-17th\/","title":{"rendered":"Oasis of calm for mothers – The Record – Feb 17th"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following is the article from a local Newspaper The Record that tells about the Retreat<\/strong><\/p>\n

Retreat planners seek to make an oasis of calm for mothers<\/strong><\/div>\n
Glenn Rutherford, Record Editor<\/strong><\/div>\n
Lori Hadorn-Disselkamp and Jenny Schiller created series of retreats for mothers<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Lori Hadorn-Disselkamp and Jennifer Schiller may be a perfect match as business and ministry partners. Hadorn-Disselkamp is kinetic; she makes the Energizer Bunny look like a slacker. Schiller, a licensed marriage and family therapist and a pastoral counselor, is a calming counterbalance to the excitement and effervescence her friend brings to the table.<\/p>\n

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They\u2019ve known each other for a few years through St. Bernard Parish. Jenny Schiller has served as a parish and school counselor there, and Lori Hadorn-Disselkamp was a little bit of everything \u2014 a room mother, the organizer of a successful school-wide recycling program and, in recent years, the creator and writer behind the \u201cFaith Filled Mom\u201d web site.<\/p>\n

Together they\u2019ve created \u201cFaith Filled Mom Retreats,\u201d a six-hour pause in the ragged routine of motherhood that allows moms throughout the Archdiocese of Louisville to slow down, take a break \u201cand remember why they wanted to be moms in the first place,\u201d Hadorn-Disselkamp explained.<\/p>\n

With songs devoted to moms and even a \u201cHallmark moment\u201d holiday to honor mothers each spring, it might be difficult to imagine that moms can be taken for granted. Until you ask one. Working women everywhere \u2014 including Hadorn-Disselkamp and Schiller \u2014 can tell you that moms get blocked from sight by piles of laundry, loads of dirty dishes or unfinshed meals.<\/p>\n

They still get thought of as maids or cooks or chauffeurs \u2014 as well as wage earners \u2014 because they\u2019re wearing so many hats in modern society. Those roles \u2014 all that multi-tasking, their hectic be-everything-to-everybody lifestyle, \u2014 is what led the pair of friends from St. Bernard to consider creating a retreat just for moms.<\/p>\n

Hadorn-Disselkamp has four children ages five to 11; Schiller\u2019s children range in age from 17 to 30. Between the two of them, they\u2019ve experienced the panoply of pressures all mothers face during the various phases of raising children and managing homes.<\/p>\n

They know how complicated lives can get; know how daunting a daily routine can become. Throw in an ear infection here or there, a snow day or two in the middle of winter, a problem with math class, dating trauma \u2014 you name it \u2014 and a mother\u2019s life becomes as stressful as any chief executive officer\u2019s west of Wall Street.<\/p>\n

Thus the retreats.<\/p>\n

The first one was held earlier this year without a lot of attention or a lot of fanfare. Still, 25 moms attended, and \u201cwe had an overwhelmingly positive response,\u201d Hadorn-Disselkamp said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was encouraging to hear that everybody thought the retreat was outstanding,\u201d she added, \u201cand several people said \u2018we\u2019ll come to anything else you guys do.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

So they\u2019re planning three more \u201cFaith Filled Mom Retreats\u201d \u2014 Feb. 26, March 19 and April 9. They\u2019ll all be held at Gingerwoods, a retreat center at 7611 Rose Island Road in Prospect, Ky. \u201cIt\u2019s far enough that you feel like you\u2019re getting out of town a bit,\u201d Schiller said, \u201cbut still close enough to be convenient.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAvailable but apart,\u201d said Hadorn-Disselkamp. Her husband Aaron and Schiller\u2019s husband Richard both support the retreat efforts of their spouses.<\/p>\n

And the pair are also planning a retreat for a parish in Hopkinsville, Ky., near Fort Campbell, the U.S. Army base that has borne more than its share of casualties from the war in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

The idea behind the retreats is straightforward, its leaders explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to teach stress management skills, want to emphasize the importance of daily prayer and want to provide people \u2014 moms \u2014 with practical skills to cope with their lives and get closer to God,\u201d Hadorn-Disselkamp said. \u201cWe know what they\u2019re feeling; we\u2019ve been there ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schiller and Hadorn-Disselkamp both feel the hand of Providence guiding their efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know there is a community of moms just waiting to be formed, to be brought together,\u201d Schiller said. \u201cWe know how isolated moms can feel. They rush to get the kids off the school; they rush off to work themselves, rush home to get dinner, rush to do laundry, rush to get the kids bathed and to bed.\u00a0 It can be overwhelming.\u201d<\/p>\n

So the Faith Filled Mom Retreats allow mothers to take a few deep breaths and relax a bit.\u00a0 The events are just one day \u2014 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. \u201cThat gives them the rest of their Saturdays to get other things done or to continue to relax,\u201d Hadorn-Disselkamp said.<\/p>\n

The cost is $65, which includes a continental breakfast and a full lunch, and the pair is open and willing to plan retreats for individual parishes, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur retreats are for grandmothers, too,\u201d Hadorn-Disselkamp noted. \u201cWe have a wide range of experience between the two of us, and with God\u2019s guidance, we want to let people know there are ways of dealing with all the stress and demands. We emphasize that motherhood never ends.\u201d<\/p>\n

To register for one of the retreats, you can reach Lori Hadorn-Disselkamp at Lorihd@insightbb.com or call her at 231-4281. Jennifer Schiller can be reached at Jagschiller@gmail.com or at 553-9153.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Last Published: February 17, 2011 12:40 PM<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An article from a local Newspaper The Record that tells about the Retreat
\nRetreat planners seek to make an oasis of calm for mothers
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