Thursday, September 1, 2011

Women of Faith 2011

This past weekend I had the greatest opportunity to go to Women of Faith for the very first time!!!

We left from the church at 7:45AM Friday 8/26 (which was Owen’s 2nd birthday), and arrived at American Airlines around 8:30AM.

We returned Saturday evening…hearts changed.

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My suite mates for the weekend.

Me, Emily, Karen & Lisa.

We all stayed in a room together Friday night…we stayed up until 2:45AM Saturday morning talking. 

We had SO much fun getting to know each other a bit better.

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The praise team…these women were INCREDIABLE!!!!

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Lisa Whelchel (Blair from The Facts of Life)

I LOVE, LOVE her voice!!!

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They showed clips from the show.

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Brenda Warner (Kurt Warner’s wife..the NFL player)

She has an amazing testimony!! 

She was a US Marine, then had 2 children, her first born becoming legally blind and brain damage after an accident at 4 months old.

She became a nurse through all of his treatments.

Both of her parents lost their lives in a tornado in 1996.

I can’t wait to read her book:

One Call Away:Answering Life’s Challenges With Unshakable Faith

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Brenda said this is her God given talent….doing the splits. Ha!

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Patsy Clairmont

I would SO love to spend just 1 day with this wise, hilarious, precious and tiny lady!!!!

Her newest book is: Stained Glass Hearts

Another one I want to read.

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Mandisa ~ BEAUTIFUL voice!!!!

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9,000 women all together to worship our INCREDIBLE Lord!

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Sandi Patty

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Andy Andrews (yes a man was speaking at Women of Faith)

He was very, very interesting.  He has LOTS of energy!!!!!

He has a book called:

The Boy Who Changed the World

It’s a children’s book, I bought it for Owen.

I bought Ella, Gabby God’s Little Angel by: Sheila Walsh

 

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Amy Grant

 

I can not wait for Women of Faith 2012.

Angie Smith will be speaking then.  I’m so excited to hear her story.

We have already registered.

I’m so thankful I got to go with an awesome group of women.