To begin this post by saying that I had the most amazing weekend would be a bit of an understatement. Our dotMOM conference, which I have been counting down too for months now, finally happened and it was well worth the wait!
I would love to share with you every single moment of every single session from our worship to the inspiring breakout sessions to the keynote speakers to the amazing women. However, there is not enough time or words in the dictionary to describe what this weekend meant to me - as a wife, as a mama, as a woman, but most importantly as a faithful servant and follower of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! My passion for him burns deeper and brighter then ever before as I felt him move in me and through me in such a deep and passionate way this past weekend. To be standing in the midts of 1800 women who have come together to praise our Jesus and nourish their souls through him is something that was so incredibly powerful to witness and I will never forget it!
One of the highlights from the weekend would have to be our dotMOM planning committee. This is a group of women who I will forever feel privledged to now call my friends. These amazing women (quite a few who are missing from the picture below) were planning long before I ever came into the mix. They welcomed me into their family and team with open arms. They spent countless hours "behind the scenes" making this weekend possible while they all continued to juggle their own lives. Most importantly they faithfully prayed. We faithfully prayed for women whose many faces we will never see. We prayed over this event for so long and as a direct result felt his presence there in the most powerful and inspiring way.
I also got to share the weekend with this most amazing lady. 28 years of friendship that God has blessed us with and true soul sisters in Christ. We passed through the point of friendship into sisterhood many decades, ex-boyfriends, and softball war stories ago.
Another highlight from the weekend would have to be this unexpected blessing who is now a loved member of our family. Madelin is a 6 year old from El Salvador who we "adopted" and now sponsor through Compassion International . Compassion International is an amazing organization that exists as a Christian child advocacy ministry that releases children from spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty and enables them to become responsible, fulfilled Christian adults.
Jeff and I both prayed about it and felt as though this was something God was really leading us to do. In addition, what a wonderful learning experience for our Sophie as she is equally excited!
When I saw her beautiful dress with matching socks, I knew she was meant for us!
They encourage us to really build a relationship with her and exchange letters, photos, share about Jesus and our family. Our sponsorship allows her nutritious meals/snacks, educational opportunities, healthy and hygiene training, medical checkups, church, etc. Some children have been waiting for sponsors for over 400 days so we are very excited for her to learn she now has a second family to love and care for her. Afterall, our family is like the mafia, once your in - your in and there is no escaping. We hope to one day be able to travel to El Salvador through a Compassion International trip and visit our Madelin while getting to love on her in person. God is good and what a blessing she has already been in our lives!!!
What an amazing God we serve!
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