Well-Tended Way Women’s Retreat: Cultivating with Faith to Flourish
September 5-7, 2025
This retreat is designed for Christian women of all ages and life stages who are ready to reconnect with their faith, refresh their spirit, and reclaim their joy. These are women who:
- Feel exhausted and overextended from constantly tending to everyone and everything else, often neglecting themselves.
- Sense that their gifts, dreams, and passions are buried or forgotten.
- Struggle with the weeds of life—whether it’s worry, comparison, busyness, or fear—that choke out their peace and purpose.
- Long to see more growth, joy, and goodness blossoming in their daily lives.
- Are tired of living on autopilot and are ready to dig deep, plant new seeds of faith, and cultivate a flourishing, God-centered life.
This retreat is for women who are craving intentional time to reflect, reset, and refocus on God’s plan for their lives while connecting with others on a similar journey.
Inspired by God and the famous book The Secret Garden, this weekend offers:
🌸 Meaningful Sessions that explore your life as a garden—identifying weeds, planting seeds, and cultivating flourishing growth.
🌸 Devotionals from The Secret Garden connecting timeless faith principles to your spiritual journey.
🌸 Community & Connection through shared meals, fellowship, and reflective activities designed to nurture your heart and relationships.
🌸 Time for Renewal with moments to rest, explore the peaceful surroundings, or simply breathe deeply in God’s presence.
Whether you’re looking to reconnect with your faith, nurture your purpose, or simply find rest and renewal, this weekend retreat will leave you inspired to cultivate a flourishing life through God’s guidance and grace.
Reserve your spot today and take the first step on your Well-Tended Way!
Meet Your Leadership!
Hello, everyone! I’m Keri Wilt, speaker, writer, and heart cultivator with a soul full of sunshine who’s on a mission to help you flourish.
That’s because not long ago, I looked down and discovered that my life had become an over-planted mess that was choking out my relationships, creativity, and purpose. I was irritable, exhausted, and watering everything but myself.
That’s when some soul-searching journal time and a late-night re-reading of my great-great-grandmother’s classic book The Secret Garden unearthed this Well-Tended Life Truth: that EVERY locked-up, weed-filled, withering life can bloom and grow again with the help of a little magic.
Now I am not talking about the kind of magic that needs a wand and a trick top hat. I am talking about a dig-in, make room, prune away, work on, water well, weed, and feed your soul kind of life-tending magic that I can’t wait to share with you.
“Where you tend a rose…a thistle cannot grow.” – The Secret Garden
Rates include tuition, meals and housing.
Hotel housing (two queen/full beds with a private bath):
$475 single occupancy
$375 double occupancy (come with a roommate or we can assign one)
If you are interested in group housing with your gal pals, please contact the Program Office at 800.460.4401 x246
If there are questions regarding your registration, a member of our team will contact you to confirm additional details such as housing requests (roommates), dietary needs, t-shirt sizes, etc. Otherwise, you’ll receive a “good to know prior to arrival” email with activity sign-up link on June 20th.
Scholarships are available! Click here to learn more.
Cancellation
Full refund minus administrative fee up to $75 per person will be made if cancellation is received more than 30 days prior to the conference. There are generally no refunds for cancellations received on or after 30 days prior to the start of the event nor any applying of the amount paid toward other charges or future conferences.
*This applies to your weekend stay. For information on activities cancellations, please see the “Activity Information” tab.
Transportation
Mo-Ranch is 90 miles one-way, or a 2-hour drive from the nearest airport (SAT), allow 3 hours travel/check-in time for departures. We recommend generally scheduling arriving flights before 3 p.m. and departing flights after 3 p.m. to be sure you do not miss any of your event. If you are in need of shuttle service to Mo-Ranch, call Kars for Hire in Kerrville at (830) 890-8200 at least 15 days in advance to arrange transportation from San Antonio International Airport. Click here for directions to Mo.
Packing Suggestions
We encourage guests to dress comfortably during your stay.
- Comfortable/casual clothes
- Comfortable walking shoes (close-toed shoes recommended)
- Flashlight (it is very dark here at night)
- Bible
- Journal
- Toiletries
- Sunblock, sunshades and hats
- Rain jacket
- Refillable water bottle
- Beds are ready upon arrive; rooms do not have mini-fridges, microwaves, TVs or hair dryers, so please plan accordingly.
- Towel are in rooms, and river towels are at the river and pool.
Trading Post Gift Shop
Make sure to stop by the Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly gift shop during your weekend to pick out a souvenir!
General Notes
- Hotel rooms are equipped with bed linens, bath towels. River and pool towels are available at those locations.
- Coffee is available 24/7 in the Mabee Registration Building.
- Complimentary Wi-Fi is provided for guests.
- There is no public consumption of alcohol at Mo-Ranch. You are welcome to enjoy your adult beverages in your rented spaces.
- The front desk is staffed from 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. daily (at the latest), and a manager on duty is available after these hours.
- If you have an after-hours emergency, please call the Manager on Duty at 1.800.460.4401. You’ll be connected to a live answering service that will connect you to our Manager on Duty.
Questions
We’re happy to help! Contact us at 1.800.460.4401 ext. 246 or registrar@moranch.org.
