Healthy Families was honored to sponsor the Arkansas Women Bloggers Unplugged (#AWBU) 2012 conference.  The weekend conference provided a time of camaraderie for Arkansas women storytellers, and gave us a peak into the blogging world.  We loved what we saw, and the experience gave us a sense of shared mission and enthusiasm.  The atmosphere was infused with women power, Arkansas pride and tips and tricks for the modern day storyteller.

The famous (or infamous) live storyteller Mary Gillihan with the Ozark Folk Center spent an evening with the ladies teaching them how to bring the words in their blogs to life.  Her entertaining presentation had the audience laughing, singing and nodding their heads in agreement.  Mary’s words of wisdom and inspiration were highly valued and respected, and reminded us that no matter our background or income level, we all have amazing stories to tell.

Healthy Families also found a common bond with the women we met – women who care about their families with more love and gusto than one can imagine. When we spoke to the attendees about Healthy Families resources and specific initiatives such as early learning, online promotions were brainstormed, tweeted and posted on individual blogs. For that we thank you.

Thank you for telling Healthy Families’ story in a way that means the most to you.

Thank you for posting the Healthy Families badge on your blog.

Thank you for taking interest in Healthy Families.

Thank you for being your communities’ ambassadors.

Thank you.

This lovely guest post was provided by the team at Healthy Families.  We are humbled and honored by their kind words and at this sort of fantastic relationship with a sponsor.  Join Arkansas Women Bloggers in one last “virtual round of applause!”