A Deeper Still road trip
Melanie - August 4, 2009
Last Friday was the first Deeper Still event of the year and it was in Greensboro, North Carolina. Sophie and I just happened to be at another conference in Charlotte and decided it would be fun to make the hour and a half drive to hear Travis lead some worship and listen to Kay Arthur speak.
That was before we realized that the North Carolina Department of Transportation had decided that Friday evening would be a great time to shut I-85 down to one lane. We were already worried we were going to be late, but once we sat in that traffic for over an hour it was inevitable.
Here are Sophie and our friend Annie sitting in the front seat as we made our way to Deeper Still. I was in the back experiencing vicarious road rage and a touch of the carsickness.
Sure enough, we totally managed to miss worship but made it just in time to walk into a huge round of applause as Beth, Kay, and Priscilla appeared on stage. It didn't feel awkward at all to be walking right in front of the front row when that happened. And by not awkward, I mean I wanted to the auditorium floor to swallow me up.
A few minutes later though, Miss Kay started reading from Hebrews 1 and I was so grateful that we'd endured the traffic and that the auditorium floor didn't swallow me. She was absolutely amazing. Listening to a seventy-five year old woman who has walked with God long enough to gain some serious wisdom is just a delight to every fiber of my soul. It challenges me, encourages me, and inspires me.
It also helped that she basically taught us the entire book of Hebrews in the course of two hours.
Melanie
Melanie
Sophie
Sophie
Paige
Paige
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Kris
Comments (3)
Yes, Miss Kay is a FANTASTIC teacher of God’s Word!
Posted on August 4, 2009 11:21 AM
Mel and Sophie and Annie!
That was just not long enough to see you girls. I didn’t even get to hug your necks. I love this shot with your cute Garmin right there showing the way.
Hope to see you at a FULL event sooner than later! paige
Posted on August 4, 2009 11:42 AM
It was such a treat to see you all. The worship and the Word this weekend was amazing!
Posted on August 4, 2009 4:11 PM