Last year I spent most of the weekend of April 27th crying.

When I wasn’t crying I was grinning ear to ear.

It was our first ever attempt to gather women and (in)courage readers from across the globe together in real life. Nearly 2,000 sisters in Christ showed up and it flat out took our breath away. {That’s me on the right with my friend Christy who helped host our meetup}.

For months the (in)courage team had been praying for women to find community and Jesus in the same time and space. Instead of hosting a conference at one location, we wanted to bring the conference to you. So that the women you connected with could become local, real life friends.

But to see all your faces, to meet His daughters face-to-face? It was overwhelming.

I’d be scrolling through pages and pages of Instagram pics with the #inRL hashtag and my husband would look over and say, “Having another moment?” And I’d just nod dumbly and thank Jesus for the gift of the body of Christ as tears made their way down my grinning cheeks.

Today marks the beginning of doing it all again. The brave, the stepping out of our comfort zones, the being willing to open our hearts and our front doors to friends we may not have met yet.

Click here to come over to our (in)RL page to register and find out more. Because:

1. It’s FREE!
2. Everyone who registers today and TODAY ONLY gets a copy of our (in)courage 365 Daybrightener while supplies last (US residents only).
3. Everyone who registers TODAY AND EVERY DAY gets a copy of our first eBook: Best of the Beach House 2012: A Collection of Your Favorite Posts from the Writers of (in)courage.

The webcast kicks off on Friday, April 26th and Meetups follow on Saturday.

Click here to get a look at the webcast line up and to preview a bunch of them!

Last year we explored the nitty gritty of community. This year we’re taking a closer look at what it takes to stay rooted in community when sometimes just walking away would be so much easier and tons more convenient.

On Saturday April 27th, meet up with old friends and new to spend a few hours in real life community.

This is the fun part – connecting with other local sisters in Christ. Seriously, this is the very best part. You don’t want to miss out – our friend Deidra wrote a whole post about the regret of missing a real life get together like this one! We want you there, nervously knocking knees and all :)

It’s easy: just look for a meetup in your area and join it. If there isn’t one near you yet, why not grab a friend or two and host one together! This is what makes (in)RL special – the real life connections we make with friends we didn’t realize lived right around the corner.

Want to know what others are saying about their (in)RL experience?

Don’t believe me? Here’s a snapshot of what (in)RL meant to the thousands of women who were impacted by connecting with other local sisters in Christ last year. It about blows us away.

And is the reason I’ll probably be right there crying through (in)RL 2013 same as last year.

And I’m looking forward to it!

Now, what are you waiting for? Come over and register already!

And if you’ve still got questions – we’ve got tons of answers over here on the FAQ page. Or leave ‘em in the comments. Or come and join us on Twitter tonight to chat about it.

Everyone welcome. Just the way you are.

Still not sure what it’s all about – here’s the trailer. It’s lovely. Just like you!

~ Lisa-Jo, community manager for (in)courage and fan of real life friendship.

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Lisa-Jo lives in between countries, callings & kids, believes motherhood should come with its own superhero cape, and as the Community Manager for (in)courage loves dreaming up ways to serve you...

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