Here at From Your Father, we think
“Out Of The Box.”
Our “Out of the Box” program offers moms life-giving experiences that go beyond meeting basic needs. Each session is designed to help moms and children grow together in confidence, skills, and faith.
Through fun and practical workshops, moms can explore topics like:
Social and Emotional Skills – fostering resilience and self-worth.
Financial Literacy – gaining tools for lasting stability.
Health and Nutrition – learning through cooking, active play, and wellness lessons.
Spiritual Growth – discovering hope through devotionals and discipleship.
Every event reminds moms that they are seen, valued, and never alone.
Meet the Instructors of our
“Out Of The Box” Practical Workshops
Professional Development Milestone
Paula Jones
Professional Image Experience
Led in partnership with MAC – Green Hills, equipping moms with confidence, presentation skills, and professional readiness.
Child Safety and Advocacy Experience
Jill Howlett, LCSW
Sexual Assault Prevention Experience
In partnership with Our Kids Center Nashville, providing education, awareness, and protective strategies for children and families.
Financial Wellness Experiences
Dr. Lakiesha Simmons
Budget and Bounce Experience
In partnership with Wilson Bank & Trust, focused on practical budgeting tools, resilience, and financial confidence.
Financial Wellness Experiences
Monique Montgomery
Children’s Savings and Financial Foundations Session
Guided moms through how to open and manage savings accounts for their children, emphasizing generational habits, early financial literacy, and long-term stability.
Healthy Relationships & Cycle-Breaking Experience
Dr. Chris Jackson
The SHIPS Experience
Led a teaching on healthy relationships through the framework of CompanionSHIP, CourtSHIP, and SexSHIP. Dr. Jackson, a marriage and relationship counselor and pastor, helped participants understand how unhealthy relationship cycles form and how intentional, healthy engagement can break generational patterns through boundaries, self-worth, and wise relationship choices.
Emotional Healing and Spiritual Formation Experience
Dr. Taffiney Williams
Forgiveness and Letting Go
Led a guided healing experience centered on forgiveness and emotional release. Participants reflected and wrote the names or burdens they were ready to release on balloons, followed by a symbolic balloon release that created space for healing, peace, and forward movement.
Nutrition and Agriculture Experience
Will Scott
Nutrition and Apple Picking Experience
A hands-on experience connecting food, health, and agriculture. Will is a fifth-generation fruit farmer who oversees the Pick-Your-Own operation, farmers markets, Farm-to-School programming, and food safety at his family orchard.
Nutrition Experience
Mytecia Myles
(Founder & Owner of MyTea Green Tea Juice)
Juicing Session Experience
Led a hands-on green juice session focused on nutrition, energy, and building healthy lifestyle habits.
Nutrition and Discipleship Experience
Pastor Joshua Jackson
Fruits of the Spirit
A hands-on discipleship experience where children explored both physical and spiritual nourishment. Kids tasted a variety of fruits including starfruit, grapefruit, Concord grapes, and more, shared their reactions, and learned about the biblical Fruits of the Spirit. Children reflected and shared what they learned about character, faith, and how these traits apply to everyday life.
Mental Health and Art Therapy Experience
Eileen Wallach, LMSW
What a Happy Family Looks Like
A mother-and-child art therapy experience focused on emotional expression, healing, and connection.
Eileen holds a master’s degree in social work from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is a licensed social worker in Tennessee, and has more than 40 years of experience in the human services field. She is certified in Art4Healing®, Opening Minds through Art, trauma-informed art therapy, and grief counseling, and serves as a QPR trainer through the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network.
Parenting and Family Dynamics Experience
Pastor Joshua Jackson
Animals and Parenting Experience
Hosted at the Nashville Zoo, using animal behavior to explore healthy parenting, leadership, attachment, and family dynamics.
Children’s Character and Service Experience
Pastor Joshua Jackson
Kids Generosity and Giving Back Experience
Led a child-centered service experience where children assembled “Love Your Neighbor” bags for unhoused neighbors, teaching generosity, empathy, dignity, and compassion through action.
Children’s Literacy and Identity Experience
Shannon Holt
Degree in Education
A family-centered literacy experience focused on reading, conversation, and connection. The session included pizza, guided reading, and thoughtful discussion questions designed to build comprehension, confidence, and identity.