It's an opportunity to get together with girlfriends and do what you love and learn new things.

There are consumer shows like this all over the country, usually held in a single venue. Here, we're familiar with scrapbook conventions, like at the South Towne Expo Center, that draw about 13,000 people. Houston has a national quilting festival for one week in October, and it brings in 150,000 women from around the world.

This presents an opportunity to explore the building, find their way around. It helps them make the transition into the middle school years.

Eighty percent of the people who come into a Christian book store have a felt need. That's an incredible opportunity for us to help. We see people who are maybe going through a divorce or recovery. Some just want to know who this God is we know.

Women now, we can juggle a lot of things. We're not just girlfriends or love interests. So that's really great to not just make her the chick and give her something to do.

Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one.