LOGAN WOLFRAM | Allume Owner, Host, and Hospitality Artist
@lifefordessert
Logan believes that hospitality is more than just a gift given to some. She describes it as a biblical mandate to cultivate a welcoming heart towards others. While it may come more naturally to some, she sees hospitality as an opportunity to serve one another and create environments that can encourage and uplift. Hospitality is more than just entertaining…it is a focus on true relationship.
Logan has a passion for people and over the years has honed some life skills in the areas of restaurant work, event planning, and interior decorating that have increased her understanding that environments can evoke emotion and create opportunity for fellowship. She desires to see the atmosphere created at Allume Social enhance the experience and cultivation of community among attendees. As Allume Social strives to encourage and uplift women in their God given callings as wives, mothers, friends, and writers, Logan will work hard to work on details that you may not notice, but will hopefully leave you feeling more welcomed, cared for, and encouraged.
Logan is the daughter of a most extravagant and hospitable King, wife to a great man in the army of the Lord, and mother to 2 children on this earth (4 in heaven) who she strives to prepare as warriors for the Kingdom of Heaven. In her spare time when she can find it, she loves to create…in the kitchen, with crafts, home decor, and party planning. She is in her element when the things she creates bring life to other people. She blogs candidly about her creations, adventures, and misadventures in life at LifeForDessert.com.
SARAH MAE | Allume Founder, Host, Idea Slinger, and Head Cheerleader
@sarahmae
According to Strengths Finder, ”Ideation” is one of Sarah Mae’s top strengths, which makes sense seeing as she lies awake in bed at night with her brain jumping from one idea to another while sleep eludes her. She thrives on developing ideas and figuring out ways to create “game-changers” in her sphere of influence and beyond.
She is also a connector of people, which is why Allume is tucked in so close to her heart. Allume is the quintessential kindred spirit gathering, a warm and welcoming place that brings people together from all over the world and says, “sit down, have some coffee, and put your feet up while we bounce ideas, encourage one another, and grow together.” It’s one of her happiest of places.
Sarah Mae is an author with Thomas Nelson and Tyndale. Her first book, Desperate – Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe, was released January 2013 by Thomas Nelson.
And of course, Sarah Mae is a blogger. She blogs at SarahMae.com.
She lives with her husband Jesse and their three babes in the beautiful Amish countryside of Pennsylvania.
NASREEN FYNEWEVER |Production Manager, Detail Champion, & Assistant to Logan
@nfynewever
Nasreen is an educator by training and by passion. Nasreen finds the stories of her students and the adults they become to be fascinating.
Adopted from Bangladesh, raised in Michigan, and living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nasreen draws on each chapter as she speaks and writes of her life story. She raises 3 little boys with her husband of 10 years and they call their life an adventure.
Nasreen has recently shared the stage with David Kinnaman (President of Barna Group) in his You Lost Me LIVE tour, produced Jumping Tandem: The Retreat with host Deidra Riggs, and been an active part of Holley Gerth’s God-sized Dreams Team.
She falls hard for those who have stories to share, dreams to believe, and Kingdom work to do. As one who chases hope, with you, she blogs at nasreenfynewever.com
CHRISTIN SLADE | Super Awesome Administrative Cracker-Jack
@christinwrites
Christin is the contemplative, detail-oriented, over-planning, list-maker type. Maybe it has something to do with her addiction to office supplies, particularly pens. She is determined to smooth out the wrinkles of any operation, starting with the managing of her home.
Her goal is to care for the administrative details of Allume so the little things don’t hinder the rich experience of community and connection. The fellowship of women is a powerful and crucial element of growth for both the woman, and the community as a whole. The beauty of raw, genuine, and deep kindred is a necessity for healing and friendship.
A wife of 12 years and mother to five, her days are full of plenty of busy and goodness. As a mother, sometimes you go through the trenches and sometimes you need some help and encouragement along the way. Christin writes for mother’s to encourage, equip, and motivate them to raise their children in the Lord on her blog, Joyful Mothering and encourages writer moms at ChristinSlade.com.
ERIN ULRICH | Website Ninja
@erinulrich
Erin’s heart for helping others achieve their goals is the foundation of her successful business, Design by Insight. Using her ability to ask the right questions, Erin captures the message of a project and translates that into a great design. Erin and her husband Phil have established a reputation for quality design, professional client relationships, and personal commitment to each project. Her book, Self Publish: Moving from Idea to Product (co-authored with Teri Lynne Underwood), gives writers the tools they need to effectively plan their own self-published projects. Erin and Phil’s first children’s chapter book, The Growly Books: Begin, releases on May 21. You can also find Erin writing at her personal blog, ErinUlrich.com.
Erin lives in South Carolina with her husband Phil and their two daughters, and their home is usually a whirlwind of creative activity.
CAREY BAILEY | Ambiance Engineer
@careybailey
Carey Bailey is a woman who loves to dance around the living room with her husband to Michael Jackson, loves Blue Bell Pralines and Cream ice cream, loves her kids, and loves Jesus!
This fun-loving mother of two also has a passion for helping women discover ways to create a powerful relationship with Christ. After having kids, she realized she had to make a shift in her personal devotional time. She had to make it easier. Not less meaningful, just easier.
With God’s nudging she authored Cravings: desiring God in the midst of motherhood, 40 devotional flashcards, for moms that allows them to draw closer to the Lord in the midst of busyness.
You can connect with Carey at Craving Online. She is on top of the moon to have the opportunity to engineer an ambiance experience where you will create life long memories.
BROOKE MCGLOTHLIN | Prayer Warrior
@brookewrites
Brooke McGlothlin is a mom of two young boys who leave her desperate for grace, knowing that if God doesn’t show up, nothing happens. She’s the author of Warrior Prayers: Praying the Word for Boys in the Areas They Need it Most, and co-author of Hope for the Weary Mom: Where God Meets You in Your Mess. In 2010, she co-founded Raising Boys Media, most-known by its flagship blog, The MOB Society (for mothers of boys). She’s a prayer-girl, not because she has all the answers, but because she doesn’t.
Brooke makes her home in the mountains of Southwest Virginia with her husband—the man she’s had a crush on since the 3rd grade—and spends her days writing, homeschooling their two sons, and playing with their sweet Labrador Retrievers, Toby and Siri. She enjoys playing hard with her boys, searching for beauty through photography, and leading women to say “yes” to God at her personal blog, Surprised By Life.
JANELLE MILLER | Newbie Welcome Lady
@jjxrmill
As a wife and mother to 3 boys—ages 14, 4, and 2—Janelle truly is the Queen of the House of Boys. She owns a retail store in Iowa called Mama’s Happy Space where she specializes in home decor, vintage finds, repurposed creations, and handmade fancy aprons, handbags, and clothing for American Girl dolls. Janelle also has an Etsy shop where she sells her creations.
Being married to an entrepreneur has taught her it just takes hard work to create something spectacular.
Janelle enjoys helping other woman peel layers of emotions and tear down walls which stand in the way of living their lives to the fullest potential. She strives to be transparent and real to her readers and friends. She even revealed her weight to the world!
Janelle facilitates several online support groups from moms of teens to women on the weight loss rollercoaster. Janelle blogs at queenofthehouseofboys.com
