As I get older, finding and maintaining friendships seems to get harder. Sometimes I think it’s because being an introvert I can go a pretty long time without realizing how much I need my girlfriends. Then it’s like I start bouncing off the four walls of my house wondering why my mind won’t settle down and my heart is so discontent.
Regardless of my personality, I need community. God made me this way, and when I starve myself from it I begin to feel the effects and life seems to unravel a bit.
Maybe you are the same way. Maybe you just graduated college and all of your friends are now dispersed all over the country following their paths and dreams. You’re finding that it’s a lot harder to make connections with like-minded women without the dormitory or college organization to bring you together.
Or maybe you’re the mom – either full-time homemaker or working outside the home – in the trenches of motherhood and family life and all that it entails. You love your family. You love your job as wife and mommy, but your soul still aches for just one person, or maybe a few, to do life with.
Quite possibly you’re on the other side of motherhood. You’re now in a place where life has slowed down, and you’re looking back as your years raising those babies who have now flown the coop. There was no time to cultivate friendships then, but now you have the time.
No matter what your life circumstance or situation, the ladies at (in)Courage are helping us carve out a little space in our lives, one Saturday afternoon, to come together with friends we know and friends we have yet to meet through the (in)RL Conference.
(in)RL is a meetup opportunity that allows us to build community with friends we already have in our real lives, but may have trouble finding the time to get together with, friends we may know online through blogging and reading others’ blogs, and even other women in our communities that we have yet to meet.
What will we do at (in)RL?
Primarily have girl time! And of course that means food, giveaways, good conversations, and an awesome webcast created by the women of (in)courage!
Check out the webcast agenda and more information here!
So how to you join an (in)RL meetup?
1. Go to the (in)RL website, and click on the “Check Meetup Map” icon on the right. Find out here where there is a meetup closest to you.
2. Then, click “Register” on the (in)RL website.
3. You will find all the details about your meetup when you register.
If you’re in the Triad, NC area, I’m hosting!
I would love to meet you! Go to our meetup page to RSVP, and be sure to register, too. If you have any questions, email me at brenda@brendarodgers.com.
So is community kind of scary?
Yes, building community especially with people you do not know well is kind of scary. I get nervous any time I go into a situation where I do not know people well. And am I nervous about hosting (in)RL? A little bit! There are a million “what ifs” going through my mind.
But I just think of all the possibilities! The possibilities of connecting with other women, making new friends, and sharing life together! We will all be in the same situation, so come, connect with other women, and get your community fix at (in)RL!
Are you attending an (in)RL meetup in your area? If so, share with us in the comments!
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