Father Daughter Retreat

Last year I took my two oldest daughters, Emily and Sophia, to the Father Daughter Retreat at Calloway Gardens and enjoyed it so much that we decided to take the next two daughters Savannah and Olivia this year. Each year we have come away with a bigger vision of what it means to disciple a daughter and shepherd her into noble womanhood.

Doug Phillips spoke on The Book Every Father Needs to Write & Every Daughter Needs to Read. He included ideas for twenty chapters such as:

The Providential Story of Your Life
The Most Important Thing I Can Teach You
The Most Important Women I Know
Our Duties Toward Each Other
Becoming a Woman of Honor
The Role of Prayer in Your Life

I was challenged by the clear call to begin writing my book and possibly posting the chapters on this website as articles.

Geoff Botkins and his daughters, Anna Sophia and Elizabeth, gave very articulate and in depth messages on the value of discipling daughters and recovering Christian Civilization. He outlined five of the biggest battles of our generation:

False teaching concerning the Kingdom of God and the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Male weakness and the retreat from duty
Female weakness and the desperate desire for leadership
Confused understanding about masculinity and femininity
Disobedient and fragmented families

Geoff also shared the concepts of building a multi-generational estate and what a 200 year family vision looks like. Doug and Geoff’s two messages alone are worth the price of what I hope will eventually be a whole package of CD’s from this retreat.

You can contact Anna Sophia and Elizabeth at damsels@visionarydaughters.com

One father brough eight of his daughters with him.

Many daughters commented on how they were able to turn their hearts toward their fathers because of the time their fathers willingly took to be with them. One daugther commented, “Just knowing my father wanted to be with me has done a lot for my heart.”

We had time to explore Calloway Gardens with our daughters on Saturday afternoon.