This conference was so much more than an event, it was more of a mindset. It was a call to live counter culturally, like salmon that swim upstream. It was a beautiful picture of Biblical womanhood and how God's glory is powerfully displayed by women living out their lives in accordance with God's Word and submitted to His truths!
This affects us in so many ways: In our homes, in our churches, in our marriages and in our friendships. It's loving what God loves and filtering all that we think, say and do through a Biblical worldview. Not a list of "do nots", but an embracing of God's ways, which are always far better and produce lasting joy instead of just temporal "happiness". Sounds impossible but God's grace and power is more than sufficient.
Needless to say, our little group of 6 women were challenged, inspired, motivated and encouraged by so many wonderful speakers and topics. At the end of most of the sessions, we were given 15-20 minutes to personally respond to the messages in prayer. We also stayed late on Friday night with many other women and had a concert of prayer - for our families, our children, our marriages, and our nation.
Everything concerning our travel, weather and accomodations worked out wonderfully. We even managed to sit in the 4th row the first night for John Piper's opening message. Wow!
All of the messages are available at http://www.truewoman.com/.
I now realize I was pathetic at taking pictures. Must be due to the fact that I was so engrossed in everything going on that I forgot about the camera!! As soon as Shauna posts some pictures, I'll include a link to hers. Update: thanks Shauna for posting yours so I could copy them!
This picture was taken as we were getting ready to leave Casper......at 4:45 am. Yes, those were very large cups of coffee! Deb, Brenda and Teresa look very excited to embark on this adventure.
Here we are in front of the limo that transported us from the airport to the hotel in Schaumburg, IL. Believe it or not, it was cheaper per person than the True Woman Shuttle. Shauna's flight from Maryland landed just before ours and she met us at baggage claim.
This is looking from the convention center toward our hotel. The weather was in the 60's and 70's -- perfect.
Shauna snapped this of Teresa, Deb and I having "quiet" time in the hotel.
NancyLeigh DeMoss introducing the True Woman Manifesto
Brenda, Jodi, Deb, Jackie, Shauna and Teresa pose for one last shot at the end of the conference
Shauna and I sitting outside for lunch on Navy Pier. After this we went on a sailboat ride on Lake Michigan.
Our sailboat geting ready to come back and pick us up for our hour long sail on Lake Michigan
On the boat and ready for some fun and sun!
Taxicabs, Trolleys, Subways, and Trains!! I'm giggling as I write this because of all the memories and things we laughed about during our trip back to the hotel from downtown Chicago. It was no secret from anyone looking in that we were full-fledged tourists. Teresa thought maybe the pink Chicago sweatshirt gave it away?!
By the time we got on the train for our trip back to the hotel, we were giddy and exhausted. As you can see, Brenda and I-- giddy and Deb and Teresa -- exhausted! I think Shauna and Jackie were fairly giddy at this point also after discussing when and if someone ever made an announcement regarding our stops!!
Check out Shauna's blog post for additional photos.
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