If you want to see other blogs participating in this, you can go to the blog Signs, Miracles and WondersI am not a sitter. Okay, I am kind of even childish about sitting for long periods of time. Car accidents, a fall, childbirth and Ants In My Pants all combine to make it very uncomfortable for me to sit for long periods of time without squirming, shifting and moving around.
So I do not relish the idea of going to any conference, meeting, car or airplane ride, or anything where I have to sit still for long periods of time or disrupt others with my squirming. So it is quite a feat that I have gone to the Women of Faith conference each year for about 10 years. I think I started in 1997, missing only 2001 because conferences were canceled due to the events of 9/11.
Thankfully my husband has worked for companies who lease suites at the Rose Garden Arena, where the event is held in our area. And I have been able to get a ticket for myself and a friend(s) to attend the event in the suite. This means I can walk around, not disturb anyone, not miss one word of what is being said and truly enjoy the entire event.
And I got to hang out with several girlfriends for a whole evening and most of a Saturday. Because of the suites, even my friend Jane who has a nursing baby was able to attend (I will have pictures to post later so will write more about this then).
I have never been bored. I always walk away with lots of encouragement. The music is worshipful. They even bring food to us so we don't have to negotiate the throngs of women, unless we want to.
And, yes, I did wait in line to get Mandisa's autograph for my little girl, just like I said I was going to in my Saturday post of that week. Mandisa is gorgeous. And she is real. She's not just a Hollywood Christian.
I got to meet Nicole C. Mullen too, which was a big deal because one of her songs means alot to me. She, too, is real. When she sings, she means every word. When she dances, you can tell what she is expressing what is truly in her heart. What I love best is that she is herself, with a fun, funky, and unique style that is all her own.
There is a song of hers that is so much more impacting in person with her vignettes, or on her video, than it is to just listen to it on a CD (see below).
Here's me with my girlfriend Nicole:) Not the greatest picture, but it was really fun and meant alot to me.
No matter what we are dealing with -- abandonment, rejection, addiction -- or whatever, if we can just touch the hem of Jesus like the woman in the Bible, he removes it all from us (please click on "abandonment" to read my friend's story) . This song, "One Touch", touches my spirit and reminds me to call on Him. And that is why I am posting it for "Then Sings My Soul Saturday". It just takes One Touch and we can shed all of our "issues". I hope this song touches you as it does me.
