Book Meme
(passed along by Stephanie)

The Rules...

1. Pick up the nearest book of at least 123 pages.

2. Open the book to page 123.

3. Find the 5th sentence.

4. Post the next 3 sentences.

5. Tag at least 3-5 people.


I saw this on "Notes from the Soul" the other day and thought: these kinds of things are always fun and interesting, so just out of curiosity picked up a book (one of the many) that I'd begun a while back and had not picked back up again - "Glory Revealed". Headed for page 123 and this is what I found...

"Turn your wrist over - look at it. How would it feel to have a rusted nine-inch spike driven between your bones? Isn't it ironic that we struggle with life being about our glory, right up until it comes to this moment? We want to play God and rule our own lives... until we're faced with being in Christ's shoes on that gruesome Friday. We live our lives struggling to let Christ be the Lord of our lives. We ignore Him and try to save ourselves until we reflect upon the cross. All of a sudden, our perspective changes."

I picked up a sentence or two before it, just because it's so much more powerful with it as a prelude to get the whole impact of David Nasser's point, and... Wow. What a great reminder coming up on the Easter season, but what a powerful reminder to me, personally in my own struggle for control. Just the perspective change I needed!

Some bloggers I would love to have participate in this 'meme' would be:

~Joanne

~Shana

~Lyndy

~Michele and Michelle :)

~Dianne

Women Of Purpose One-Day Conference
March 8 at Eastridge Community Church
Doors open and registration begins at 8:30 a.m.

Relevant Breakout Sessions — Praise & Worship
Food & Fellowship

Guest Keynote Speaker: Marie Tittle
Marie Tittle is a gifted communicator and frequent speaker addressing the issues of women’s hearts. She is passionate about living a totally surrendered life to the Lord and for viewing everything in the light of eternity. Her message is effectively communicated through her keen sense of humor and down-to-earth spirit. She was on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ International for five years, where she led Bible studies, served on local ministry field teams, and worked as a national fundraiser in the Orlando campus ministry headquarters. She has led numerous Bible studies and enjoys coaching women at various stages of life. Marie currently resides in Woodstock, Georgia where she works alongside her husband Scott, in their financial advisory business. Marie and Scott have a six month old daughter named Suzette.

Other Speakers:

("Daisies in Disguise")

Laurie Baggett

Ronda Neff

Gay Nash

Jamie Savage

"Digging Deeper" w/ Tracy Moore

God longs for us to know Him and walk with Him. And He has graciously given us the tools to do that. This class, led by Tracy Moore, will help engage women in the pursuit of a lifelong adventure in learning to love God with all out heart, soul, mind and strength.

"got dirt?" w/ Renee Rutledge

Finding God's purpose for our lives by allowing Him to use us... 'dirt' and all. Presented by Celebrate Recovery director, Renee Rutledge. "God uses our dirt for His good purpose and plan! God's purpose for you is for YOU only!"

~And, these are just the sessions I made it to! There were many others offered throughout the day! I know I've said it before, but I thank God every day for this church. I have never known a more genuine, God-adoring group in my life. And I am so proud to be a part of it.

As you see, we had a women's conference yesterday, from 8:30 - 4:00 and it was so amazing. I can only imagine the work that went into pulling it all together, but it certainly wasn't in vain. It was a huge success. We had praise and worship, followed by a wonderful guest speaker to start us off. Then we were treated to snacks at the cafe. By then, it was time to break off into smaller groups and head to our first class. At the end of that, they presented to us a HUGE, wonderful lunch brought to us by our own Ms. Hilda. From there, we went back into main session for more praise and worship. Next, we headed off to our second class of choice - followed by more snacks and then on to class #3. To wrap it all neatly up, we had more worship and praise (so well done by our musically-gifted girls!) and Marie Tittle to close us out.

SUCH an awesome day for all who made it out! And I am just so thankful for each of the girls who made it happen. For all those who donated their time and energy. For all those who labored over the delicious food. And for all those who humbled themselves enough to bare their souls in order to glorify God and encourage each and every one of us participants.

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" The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence.

When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers."

~ Thich Nhat Hanh