I started Balcony Girls back in 2005. My daughter was in 3rd grade when the idea came to me that I wanted to help teach her about virtues and friendships. Now 4 years later, I am still working with young girls and loving every moment of it. It takes supportive parents and a love for the girls to invest into their lives, but it’s so worth it.

Balcony Girls is about life-changing lessons and activities that help young adolescent girls become “balcony girls.” They are young women who build others up rather than pulling others down, which is a growing problem within our negative pre-teen culture. A philosophy of encouragement, strength, and courage permeates the stimulating lessons and activities, which reinforce time-honored virtues such as honesty, trustworthiness, respect, confidence and compassion.

Balcony Girls teaches pre-teen and teen girls about the deeper meaning of friendships, how to grow their faith, and how to stand by their friends during these difficult years as a growing girl. Each Balcony Girls afternoon consists of a lesson, craft or snack idea, a game or object lesson that goes along with the study, and tips, ideas and instruction on how to make it all personally impacting for the girls, whatever their life situation.

My plans are to share my lessons and insights with you in 2010, hopefully in ebook form!