Speakers

2016 Speakers

Ashley Anderton


Ashley Anderton is a speaker, singer and artist. She loves encouraging women in their relationships, both with God and with their husbands, children, and friends. Her passion is for today’s woman to know and love a real Savior. Her first priorities are her husband, Brian, and her son, Sam. Ashley grew up in the church where she learned to praise God through music and developed a love for the power of God’s word. When she’s not teaching bible studies or speaking to women’s groups, Ashley enjoys:
  • listening to her husband talk about deer hunting
  • watching her son progress to the next belt in karate
  • chatting with a girlfriends (preferably over a cup of coffee)
  • finding a new craft project on pinterest



Rachel Ashcraft


Rachel and her husband Aaron are foster parents living in Birmingham, Alabama.  They have fostered multiple children anywhere from 2 nights of respite care to 2 years of walking daily life together.  Rachel is a pediatric occupational therapist working at Child'sPlay Therapy Center.  She has a passion for finding ways to decrease the inequality gap in therapy services that children in foster care can access.  She founded Foster the Future Alabama earlier this year, a non-profit committed to  increasing access to quality services for children in care.  Rachel loves Chipotle and coffee.   Rachel believes she is blessed to know Jesus better because of the children and families that he has brought into her life.  


Breakout Session Topics:
Trauma Sensitive Parenting
Your Stuff Matters
Organized Chaos
Voice of the Adopted Child

We also have our Moms' Panel again this year! There will be six amazing mamas on stage to answer all of your questions!