We ladies were welcomed in the lobby by two SGC ladies handing out a lovely bag with not only our agenda (which I'll get to in a minute), but a SG CD, chocolate, hand sanitizer, a book and many other definitely thought out and deliberately placed items. The folder that contained our agenda also had lyrics to all our worship songs (including a great new one), a welcome kit from the Wyndham and a personalized letter welcoming us from our pastors.
When we entered our room, we were greeted by a lovely note welcoming us, telling us we have been prayed for and for us to enjoy our stay. In addition to this beautiful note were Hershey Kisses and an elegant vase of flowers! So much attention to detail, and this was only the first few minutes!
After dinner, I and my 3 roommates, Chris, Sally and Janina went to our first of 3 conferences. Each session was begun by an entertaining segment, never disappointing!
We were met by the LORD in worship each time, with each song being very carefully thought out and by our worship leaders after much prayer. This was a sweet time that I looked forward to, and occasionally I stopped singing so I could hear all the beautiful women's voices lifting their voices to God. We were introduced to a new song, Never Once, which sings of the marvelous fact that we have had "scars and struggles on the way, but with joy our hearts can say...never once did we ever walk alone, never once did You leave us on our own".
The theme of the conference was "Faith Through the Seasons". Sharon Hawkins did a fantastic job of sharing her heart with us as she walked us through "Faith in the Unchanging One", "Faith for the Unexpected" and "Faith for the Unknown". God met us every time as we learned about Him - there were too many precious moments for me to list the things I learned from each session.
For each of the first three sessions, before Sharon spoke, we had a time of prayer at our tables that was sweet and truly brought us closer together. As well as this, there were three precious women who so bravely came forward with testimonies of how God has worked in their lives. Also, we had time together Thursday and Friday night to fellowship with each other in which current friendships were strengthened and new friendships made. Time was allowed in between Friday's two sessions to SHOP, rest or sight see (can you figure out what I did?!)
This morning, there was again a time of worship followed by a time to make an altar showing where God had met us in each of our lives. After this, there was a great Q&A session. A panel of four shared trials in their lives and answered questions about being Godly mothers, wives and women.
This weekend will be a time for me that I will always remember, a time of laughing, learning, sharing and praising God. I want to thank Sovereign Grace Church for doing this and for the women who put many hours and much prayer into this. I truly came away refreshed.
Family Feud was one of the just plain fun things we did
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| Playing Family Feud |
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| Uh oh - a wrong answer! |
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| Our Altar |
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