Showing posts with label conferences. Show all posts
Showing posts with label conferences. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Could you possibly believe I was back in the dentist chair today?

Yes, after all of the saga I last wrote about, I was back in the chair today for yet another root canal.  Seriously, this has got to end.  Thankfully, the root canal doc is a gem and so are the nurses there.  And, I am counting on this being the last of that kind of thing for a while... with the exception of getting crowns on all these teeth. There is NOWHERE in my mouth to chew these days, and I have literally lost about 15 lbs. since the first of November mostly because of these dental issues! Yes, I needed to lose it, but no, I would have preferred not to do it this way.



Fortunately, life is not all negativity and dental chairs!  Despite the tooth pain, hubby and I got away for a week in the Florida sun for a belated 30th anniversary celebration.  Of course, we had to stop at the Florida Welcome Center for some freshly squeezed orange and grapefruit juice! We were greeted by the dolphin above and two gentlemen who were serving the juices.


We were scheduled to be in Florida for a conference anyway, so decided to make the most of it and have some "us" time.  We enjoyed the conference, the beautiful weather, a lovely hotel room and resort, and some really wonderful meals.  It was great to have time away to just be together enjoying each other's company.




Sun, water, and palm trees... a beautiful resort... time together... and really good food.  What more could a girl want (besides no more tooth pain!) ;)

Monday, June 30, 2008

Back from Atlanta and Deeper Still...


On this particular Encouraging Monday... I just have to say that God was so AWESOME in the Deeper Still event this weekend. He SHINED!!! He was awesome in the teaching from three godly, surrendered women. He was awesome in our praise and worship times. He was awesome in the details. One thing that really touched me was how awesome He is in raising up generation after generation (74, 51, & 30-ish?) of submitted, Holy Spirit-gifted women to proclaim His word in fresh ways for those of us who are willing to be taught the Word.

Priscilla, with her 6-month pregnant self, and Kay with her beautiful 74-full-yeared wisdom self, and Beth, 51 and, well, who can really describe her? -- were all amazing as they poured themselves out as a drink offering -- almost literally -- as we watched, took notes as fast as we could, (with some jumping up and down thrown in, thanks to Beth), and tried to take it all in.


(We laughed in the car on the way home that Beth taught in that last session, because only she could have kept that crowd as rapt at attention as we were while fighting that afternoon nap-needing slump after being up all night talking!)


In addition to a very close friend, I got to share this precious time with my mother and my mother-in-love. How precious is that? I can't imagine any ladies I would rather have shared it with. Well, o.k., maybe the other 18,997 ladies! God is great and greatly to be praised.

Deeper still, indeed...