REGISTER

Presenter Bios:

Lisa Wilson Adkinson – Lisa Adkison is a Bible teacher and speaker, who has both lead and been involved in women’s ministry for the past 28 years. Her passion is helping women see Jesus for who He is and finding the joy and freedom that comes from walking with Him daily. You can find her Vlog on Facebook at Lisa Adkison Breathing Free. Lisa and her husband Mark have been married 29 years and have 3 adult children. They serve at Central Church of Christ. About her session: What’s holding you back from freedom in Christ? So often we long for a deeper, more freedom-filled relationship with Jesus, but can’t shake our fears, past guilt, or present sins.  We were made free in Christ through His death and resurrection, but living in that freedom so often feels elusive! In this session, we will learn how to grasp this freedom through prayer and begin to live out the full and abundant life Christ promised us.

Kimberly Bingman grew up in England, Arkansas, and graduated from Harding University with a degree in Art. She met her husband Mark at Harding and they have been married for 38 years.  They have attended Pleasant Valley since 1982, and have two children, a daughter, Amy, married to Adam Wheeler; and a son, Adam, married to Ashley, along with a grandson, John Henry Bingman.  Kim began the art program at Central Arkansas Christian Schools 34 years ago and has worked there numerous times, most recently writing the curriculum for Art K-12, mentoring a new teacher, and teaching an advanced class.  Kim is a signature member and past board member of the Arkansas League of Artists and the Arkansas Pastel Society. She has worked in many.studios in the past 15 years, won numerous awards, and displayed her work in many shows and galleries; among them, the Governor’s Mansion and the Capitol. She has taught adult lessons and volunteered teaching senior adults through Life Quest.  She believes that her creative skills have been developed by hard work, and that every person is capable of expressing themselves and finding a restful spirit in that endeavor.

Julia Carlock honors God, in her life by using the gifts and talents He has given her, encouraging others, and bringing Him glory!  Julie says about herself, “I love God, period!!” She loves to sing, play the piano, write, and minister to others; through preaching, teaching and public speaking.  She is married to Louis Carlock, Jr., and they are members of St. Mark Baptist Church in Little Rock. They have two adult sons, a wonderful daughter-in-law, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.  Julie retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and presently works at PV Family Life Center as the Administrative Assistant. She earned a Bachelors Degree in Organizational Management and a Masters Degree in Human Resource Development. She has written 4 Christian books.

Audrey Crow has been at Pleasant Valley for 6 years, where her husband Jordan and she serve as the Youth Ministers. They have two little cuties under 2 years old who are teaching them so much about life. Outside of her full-time job at PV, Audrey is also a small business owner of Ridgewood Shop, an online Etsy shop started in 2015. After the babies go to sleep, she heads to the garage to make, build, stain, design and hand-paint wooden signs that ship out all over the country. It’s a neat form of outreach God has given her to connect with and hear the stories of hundreds of families. Teaching hand-lettering and practicing Bible Journaling has become a form of discipleship along the way. Audrey is excited to share her heart behind this with each of you!

Ruth Czirr teaches journaling to individuals and groups. She grew up in the Lutheran church and joined the Religious Society of Friends (“Quakers”) as an adult. She has had a lifelong interest in how humans are different and what they have in common, and how each individual can best put their gifts to work. Her own work has been unfolding since her retirement three years ago.  During her session she will cover Prayer and Temperament: Prayer is all the ways we talk with God. Prayer is also how we listen for the still, small voice of the spirit. Prayer is also our moments of being-with-God that go deeper and higher than human words.God calls to every one of us. But the lifelong journey we make with God can take many different forms. If we encourage each member to use what God gave her, each of us can make the journey, and can be refreshed and strengthened as we do it. In this workshop, Ruth will ask you to answer a few simple questions in private and will introduce five methods of prayer that may be new to you, and suggest which methods suit which temperaments and may work better where you are in your journey.

Sue Fehlberg owner of Tidy Nest, is Arkansas’ only Certified KonMari Consultant. She started her career as a paramedic and worked again in the medical field after homeschooling her two daughters. She has always loved organizing, decluttering, and making things run more efficiently and is thrilled to now be pursuing this passion full-time. Sue helps people transform their home or office from a place of chaos to one of calm, either by assisting them individually in their own homes, or by teaching KonMari Basics workshops for groups across Arkansas. She writes the organizing blog Tidy Friday, which is filled with tips that help people live less cluttered, more intentional lives, and has been featured in many local news outlets like THV11 and Little Rock Family Magazine. You can follow the blog or get more information about Sue, KonMari, and Tidy Nest at Tidynest.net.

Chinita Ford, (Chi) has been a member of PVCC for almost 40 years. She and her husband, Louis, of 39 years are blessed with two adult children.  As a child Chi was overly-sensitive & shy, but thankfully her dad pulled her aside early on to warn that if she didn’t toughen up, this world would swallow her whole.  Today Chi enjoys sharing learned healing benefits of the meditative aspect of her Hatha Yoga practice in and around the Little Rock area.  Chi is formerly a State employee and retired from Anderson, Murphy and Hopkins law firm where she worked over 15 years handling medical and legal malpractice paperwork.  Having been retired 9 months, she currently stays busy teaching chair yoga & mat classes through Yoga Alliance.  Her classes emphasize the meditative aspect of the practice, as well as teach correct posture alignments.  Chi is all in and happy to share with you her knowledge of how to “Choose well, Breathe well and Live well.”  Please join us for her enlightening yoga class, Namaste.

Angie Haustein Angie Haustein grew up in Ohio and attended the Columbiana Church of Christ with her Grandma, Jean Gregg; Great-Aunt, Phyllis; and mom, Janet.  After graduating, Angie went on to Harding University and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communicative Disorders. She then earned a Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Mississippi.  Angie has been a member of Pleasant Valley since 1998 when she graduated and moved to Little Rock. She met her husband of 19 years, Hans, at a Single’s Class New Year’s Eve party. It was love at first sight for Angie, although it took Hans until March to figure it out.  They have a son, Paul, who is 12 and keeps them busy with soccer, cross country, hockey, and baseball and also his incessant questions. According to Paul, she is the loudest mom in the bleachers. In her free time Angie enjoys traveling, reading, watching documentaries, and spending time with family and friends.  Angie is a speech pathologist in the North Little Rock School District and works at Boone Park Elementary. Prior to working in the public schools, she was an examiner for 14 years through UAMS and DCFS, evaluating children entering the foster care system and also incarcerated youth. Working at Boone Park is a blessing and a ministry for Angie.  Serving families and children who are often marginalized and overlooked is a mission she strives to accomplish every day. Teaching God’s love through kindness, encouragement, and consistency for her students who live in poverty, violence, drug and alcohol abuse, food insufficiency, neglect, and abuse is something she prays for strength and guidance to fulfill God’s plan in her Christian walk.

Whitney Kasinger once thought worship just meant singing. It wasn’t until she truly opened up her spirit to the leading of God’s Spirit that she found true freedom in Christ – freedom that is lived out daily through a life filled with worship. Whitney has quickly fallen in love with the PV family and is so thankful God led her and her family to Little Rock!  Her session, “Living a life of worship” – It’s something we’ve all heard over and again, but what does it mean? How do I live it? Does my life of worship have to look like your life of worship? How do we enter into this abundant life together as God’s daughters? Join me as we take a close look at God’s Word and learn from each other during our time together.

Michelle McClanahan grew up with a father in the military so they traveled all over the US, Taiwan and Japan as a child.  She attended UCA then finished her nursing degree at UAMS where she went on to obtain a Masters in Nursing.  She and her husband Bob are long-time members at Pleasant Valley where they met and married in 1991. They have four children, Kylie, Kathleen, Riley and Luke.  Riley is 20 years old with special needs and they have been learning to navigate life around that. She loves to read and spend time with people and believes “living in community” is very important!

Cindy Sitler has connections with Pleasant Valley back to the days when it was Pulaski Heights. Her parents were both originally from the Little Rock/Searcy area.  Her dad was in the military so when he was overseas, her Mom, brother and she lived in Little Rock and attended Pulaski Heights which eventually became Pleasant Valley. Cindy graduated from Harding University and moved to Little Rock where her first job was at Dillard’s as a Buyer. She met her husband, Tim at Harding. He was from Chicago and moved to Little Rock with a graphic design job at KATV to win her hand, and he did! They’ve been married for 37 years. Their son Michael was born in 1989 and attended CAC, where Cindy eventually took a position at CAC High School so her schedule could coordinate with Michael’s.  Michael attended Harding where he met his lovely bride, Caitlin. He graduated with an Accounting degree and is currently a CPA with Dillard’s, small world! Michael and Caitlin married in 2012 and they also attend Pleasant Valley. Cindy joined the UAMS Pediatric Cardiology Section six years ago. Tim & Cindy love Pleasant Valley and are excited about the love and enthusiasm of God seen working through our PV family.

Kinsey Smedley and her husband, Michael, currently have two House of Three care homes in Hot Springs. In 2016, they transformed the home where they had raised their three children (Katherine, Evan, and Clint) into a home where three senior individuals now call home. Their family has served over 25 foster children over a span of 16 years, so opening their hearts and home was not foreign to them. It was just a new generation. Serving those individuals in their daily needs and connecting with their families in the care of their loved ones has been a journey of learning, blessings, and a love for how families can care for seniors.  Kinsey and Michael met at Pleasant Valley and continued to worship here as a young family for 9 years until moves were necessary with State Farm. In addition to working closely with Michael in the operation of the homes, Kinsey is a Literacy teacher at Lakeside Intermediate. She gets to enjoy her three grandchildren, loves to dabble in art projects, and enjoys outdoor activities. The Smedley’s worship at National Park Church in Hot Springs. Kinsey is the granddaughter of Janie Butler and niece of Toby and Kay Butler.

Leslie Storment has been a member of Pleasant Valley Church of Christ for little over a year.  She is married to our wonderful PVCC pulpit minister, Jonathan Storment. Leslie and Jonathan have five children, Eden 10; Samuel eight; Hannah six; Joel four & Judah two.  Leslie is very knowledgeable in the language of healing oils. She is an associate distributor for “Young Living Products”. Her gifting is prayer. During her session we will engage in the act of soaking prayer. Where we silence our minds and practice RESTING in Him.  There is beauty in being Still!

Bonnie Thomas has been a member of PVCC since 2007. She has been married to Jeff for 15 years. They have two children: Griffin, six and Audrey, three. Bonnie graduated from Harding University with her Masters in Marriage in Family Therapy in 2007. She has been working as a Licensed Professional Counselor for the past 12 years. She currently works at Chenal Family Therapy in West LR serving individuals, couples, and families. Bonnie specializes in trauma recovery and healing as well as couples’ therapy and loves opportunities to do both simultaneously.