Can I get an Amen?
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| Isn’t she sweet? At Patti’s in Paducah |
My feet are still a bit off the ground this morning as I think about the blessings I received at The Pearl Event II-The Double Strand. As soon as we walked in the doors and saw the double staircase, I knew we were going to have a special experience. I walked through the hotel many years ago and peeked into a room where Eddie Rabbit was singing-he is probably 90 now-and I was very impressed with the place!
We were greeted by Paige’s adorable daughters. I hope they don’t have bad dreams from the way we acted. What sweeties!
Since we arrived early, we were able to greet Sibi before the event began. We were somewhat familiar with her story and felt an instant connection with her because of the girls who work with us. She was just as kind and welcoming and glad to see us as we were to see her. She even offered to come speak at one of our meetings! To say we are thrilled would be an understatement!
Sibi you Rock!!!
I’m not going to give a blow by blow account because others will do that better than I can. So, let’s just say Paige, Edie, Jane, Sarah, Brittany and Sibi love Jesus.
Each of them poured out encouragement and wisdom. I have lots of notes to prove it!
Each of them is beautiful inside and out.
Each of them had on cute outfits.
Each of them opened up and shared the messy and uncomfortable parts of their lives.
Each of them exemplified one of my favorite scriptures…..
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over in our lives, so also through Christ our comfort over flows.” II Cor. 1: 3,4
It was evident during the Pearl ceremony that comfort had been received. Tears flowed and hugs received.
One of the themes of the event- to me anyway-was that we each have a story. It might not be as dramatic as someone else’s but it is significant just the same. We need to be willing to share our story with others so that they can be comforted by the comfort we were given.
Let’s be brave, friends!
Woohoo, what a wonderful experience that Pearl Event must of been. Ladies of God comin' together to share. 'Just wonderful!!1
I'm so glad ya got to do this sweetie.
I just wanted to pop in and thank you for your visit and hoppin' on my blog. I sure hope ya enjoy the ride my friend.
God bless ya in the words of that wacky old Granny Clampett, ya'll come back now, ya hear???
Have a wonderful day :o)
hi susan!!
thank you thank you for all the love & kind words!
we pray that you were blessed & felt loved on!
xoxoo
Oh. Wow. I just love that tractor. If I was a farmer, I'd wanna be rollin' the dirt with a pink tractor like that! =) LOVE! =) My 4-year old daughter saw and said, "Why don't you buy me a pink tractor like that?" =)
Kristina J.
Hi Susan,
Thanks for visiting. I haven't made my post yet, still processing but feeling totally blessed. I want to thank you and my other two new sweet friends for inviting me to go to lunch with you. That was so thoughtful. I've been crazy busy and have hardly had time to blog but hope to catch up this weekend. Email me, if you can, the picture I took with your camera of the three of you if you don't mind.
Also, loving the pink tractor.
your friend,
Deborah
Beautiful. I thing my feet are still off the ground. It was such a blessing to worship God with you.
Cha Cha
Beautifully said Susan! I am so glad you were blessed…what an amazing weekend indeed! I am encouraged by your words, and pray for continued blessing! XOXOXO 🙂