Sophie - August 26, 2008 - Comments (4)
Back in January I bought a CD called God Speaking by a guy named Ronnie Freeman. I loved the CD instantly, and even now, almost eight months later, it's still in constant rotation on my iPod. The CD is, in a word, excellent.
There's one song in particular that I thought might be of interest to those of y'all who were at Living Proof Live this past weekend. The song is called "My Inheritance," and as you can imagine, it fits in pretty nicely with the theme of Beth's teaching. You may have even heard it at the end of the Saturday session - it was playing loud and clear over the speakers. Made me smile.
If you'd like to listen to a clip of the song (or even buy it), you can find it here on iTunes or here on Amazon.
As an added bonus to the song? Christy Nockels also sings. And that may not matter to anyone else except for me, but that's okay, because OH, I DO ADORE HER.
Enjoy, everybody.
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Hey ya'll. Wanted to let you know about a podcast that Melanie and I did for women allaccess blog. We give a little inside scoop as to why and how we got this whole amazing thing started in the first place.
Also, I too had an incredible time at LPL San Antonio. Beth brought it as she always does: incredible biblical truth that set me on fire and I couldn't wait to tell someone about it when I got home. Fun times with Vicki Courtney, Melanie, Sophie and I - and all you other girls I met that night at dinner too. So great to meet you all. Nothing beats Mexican breakfast after a good dose of God's word!
Okay, I'm going to make a shocking confession.
I am not really a "women's conference" kind of person.
In fact, two years ago, I feel almost certain that I wouldn't have paid cash money to attend a women's event.
I find that pretty ironic considering that I have attended three different women's conferences in the last three months and still have more ahead of me.
But y'all know what? I've become a fan.
I think I was always held back by the thought of the crowds, the bathroom lines, and just the time commitment involved. Now I know I was missing out.
On Saturday in San Antonio, the event ended with 10,000 women singing "Shout to the Lord" acapella. I had tears rolling down my face because it was a glimpse of what heaven will sound like.
It was such a great experience to visit with women sitting all around me who were experiencing the same thing. All day today I've had friends ask me how this weekend was and I can't even describe it. There is just no way to put it into words.
And what a cliche to say "You had to be there."
But you did. You had to be there.
The core scripture that Beth taught from this weekend was Psalm 16: 5-6.
"The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places, indeed. I have a beautiful inheritance."
We'll talk more about the specific points of the message as the week goes on, but as I sat in the Alamodome on Friday and Saturday, surrounded by all these amazing women, I couldn't help but praise Him for the beautiful boundary lines He's drawn over all of our lives and how, for two days, we were all connected.
Sophie - August 24, 2008 - Comments (50)
OH, GIRLS.
I have so much to say about this past weekend. And I plan to say a whole bunch of it over the course of the next few days. But in short: WHAT A WEEKEND at Living Proof San Antonio.
Also: that girl named Beth? Can flat-out teach.
Not to mention that that guy named Travis and his praise team? Can flat-out lead some worship.
Have mercy.
Sometimes I struggle when I try to put the crux of a particularly memorable message into words - because there's absolutely no way I can do it justice - but like Melanie said in her post (the one she wrote on the bathroom floor at 5:30 IN THE MORNING, WHEN THERE WAS STILL NO SUN), the main theme of the weekend was Inheritance. Beth gave us eight truths from Scripture that bear out the fact that we are heirs of God, and in doing that she showed us how inheritance always involves three elements:
1) Presence (Genesis 26:25, Joshua 1:9)
2) People (Genesis 12:3, Genesis 22:17-18, Deuteronomy 4:20, Psalm 16:3, Revelation 7:9)
3) Property (Numbers 26:52-56, Matthew 25:34 - and this has nothing to do with our earthly possessions, by the way)
So obviously we have a little bit of information to unpack over the next few days.
Mel and I thought it would be fun to do a Mr. Linky-type thing where y'all could share your summaries of the weekend, but I can't seem to get the code to work in this here bloggy template. I'm sure my lack of technical know-how is SHOCKING.
But here's what we can do: if you've written on your own blog about this past weekend in San Antonio, leave your link in the comments, and I'll add the links to this post throughout the day. That way we can click around and read each other's thoughts about what we learned in San Antonio - and hopefully it'll be a great way for us to encourage one another as we jump into Monday after such an incredible weekend.
And if you would, leave a link to your SPECIFIC POST - not just your general blog URL.
Can't wait to hear what y'all have to say.
Links:
1) Lori
2) Fran
3) Tammy
4) Donna
5) Laura
6) Robyn (Three Girls Mom)
7) Vicki Courtney
8) Melinda
9) Holly
10) Michelle Bentham
11) Mocha with Linda
12) Amanda
13) AnnieBlogs
14) Lisa @ The Preacher's Wife
15) Cathy Davis
16) Linda
17) Joni
18) Tammy - Grateful in Ga
19) Patty and Kim (and there are even more great recaps over at the Siesta Fiesta blog - be sure to read those as well!)
20) Missy @ It's Almost Naptime
21) Tara Dew
22) Shelli
23) Cindy - Still His Girl
24) Gena
25) Way More Homemade (Donna)
26) Angbaylis
27) Amy Beth
28) Lindsee
29) Brittney Thomas: Lopsided Halos
30) Stephanie Cherry
31) Alene Snodgrass
32) annie's eyes
33) Liz
34) Carrie
35) Meg @ Spicy Magnolia
36) Prof Baugh
37) not-so-deep Denise
38) jenni at talking hairdryer
39) Lisa
40) Shonda
41) Emmy
42) Donna
43) Darlene
44) Sarah S. with the Coffee Group
45) Brittnie
Melanie - August 23, 2008 - Comments (8)
I am not even kidding that it is 5:46 a.m. on Saturday morning and I am sitting on the floor of the bathroom (with pillows and towels underneath me, of course) of the hotel writing a post.
Some might say I have a problem.
I'll partially blame it on the fact that I've had to take oral prednisone this week and I believe it has given me a touch of the insomnia, but really I think it's that my mind is so full of all the events of yesterday.
I was able to spend time with so many sweet friends that I've met through blogging. I can't believe I have friends that I met on the internet. Next thing you know I'll become a huge fan of science fiction.
We arrived at the Alamodome around 6:15 yesterday evening, found our seats, and waited for everything to start. There is just something about being at these events that blows my mind. To look around and see 10,000 other women praising God is an awesome thing.
I know Sophie and I will talk more about Beth's message over the next few days, but I'll tell y'all that the theme was INHERITANCE.
Inheritance, as in our inheritance in God and also the fact that WE are His inheritance.
That blows my mind.
And may be part of the reason that I'm sitting on a bathroom floor at 5:54 a.m. wide awake with a million thoughts running through my mind.
Sophie just woke up and came in here to make sure that I was okay. I can see how it would be troubling to realize your roommate has been in the bathroom for 45 minutes.
She may be more disturbed now that she knows I'm not terribly sick, I'm just on the computer.
Melanie - August 22, 2008 - Comments (4)
Umm, yeah. I was having some technical difficulties posting yesterday. It seems that I was experiencing some sort of server error or some other such thing.
So, I went to bed with the best of intentions to check back in periodically to see if it would let me post. I checked back in at 9 a.m. with no luck and then I left my house for the day and didn't return home until after 6 p.m. at which time it seemed pointless to post.
This is why I need an iPhone. I should never be away from the internet for eight hours.
Anyway, my day yesterday was filled with a million errands, but the biggest moment was going to Meet the Teacher at Caroline's Kindergarten. I don't know if she was nervous, but I was. I felt like the new kid at school for the first time in many years. I've prayed so much about her new teacher and her new friends and I know it's going to be great, but it's a change. I'm not known for adapting well to change.
The rest of the day was spent picking up drycleaning, laundry, going to the pool. Basically trying to squeeze every last drop out of Summer.
And now, I'm ready for the Siesta Fiesta. I've been looking forward to this weekend for the last year and can't believe it's here. I'm picking Sophie up from the airport around noon and the fun will begin.
I can't tell you how excited I am to meet so many people in real life who I feel like I already know. The internet is amazing because it puts you in touch with people you would otherwise never meet, but then to actually get to meet them? It's the best.
Can't wait!
I just know we're going to have a great time. I know God is going to speak through Beth.
And I know we'll all head home blessed beyond measure.
We'll be checking in throughout the weekend with updates, so stay tuned!
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