Beginning Friday about 1:00 p.m., my view looked like this...
We were headed here...
To stay here...
In a room that looked like this...
So we could attend this and be BLESSED EXCEEDINGLY AND ABUNDANTLY by the teaching of these ladies...Kay Arthur, Beth Moore, and Priscilla Shirer...
Not only do they love the Word of God, they also love to rap! Yes, you heard me right...in the picture to the right you will see all 3 ladies performing their rendition of "You Praisin' G-O-D? Yeah, you know me!" Yes, like a rewrite of the Naughty by Nature classic, "You Down With OPP" which any mid-30's or younger will appreciate and any late 30's and older should be thankful they have never heard! 
Okay, so that's not really us...but that's what we looked like. Kay Arthur said you will either be an observer or a participator, so we all decided we would rather be the latter!
but we weren't the only ones immersed in worship...10,000 women praising God and singing in unison, sometimes a cappella...
We did this alot...(remember, the rap?)
And quite a bit of this, too
(the overwhelmingly thankful, sentimental, worship kind)...
(the overwhelmingly thankful, sentimental, worship kind)...
We went deep in our studies of this (hence, Deeper Still)...
We ate here and it was SO yummy, of course...
And before we left we absolutely had to stop by here and make a few after-conference purchases...
such as this...
and this...
and this...
Oh, and we absolutely could not leave OKC without a trip here....
with one of these in it, of course (which is really the only reason we stopped there, for a quick roadie)...
We got home Sunday morning at 12:15...yes, it was a LONG weekend, but it was one of the greatest I've had in a long, long time. I have said to many since we got home that this was probably the most intense worship experience I've ever had, the second being my Walk to Emmaus weekend.
And I got to spend it with these two LOVELIES...(from l-r, my SIL, me, and B). And if you look REALLY closely, you can see da MAN, Travis Cottrell in the background.
I completely agree about this weekend! Those of us who went did the exact same thing! We laughed, we cried, we sang, we got goose bumps when all you could hear was 9,000 women singing "Here I Am to Worship" We only "napped" for 3 hours Friday night, we shopped, and ate..alot I might add, but it was soo worth it!
ReplyDeleteLOVED, LOVED, LOVED it. I can't put into any other word sista. Loved it.
ReplyDeleteI was absolutely leaving you this comment when I recieved notification that YOU had left a comment on my blog!! FUNNY!! Looks like a great time, with great worship, with great music, food, and sista's!! Glad you guys had a wonderful time!
ReplyDeleteHey friend. I'm so glad you had such a fun weekend! I must admit, though, that when Nicki told me that she didn't get an RSVP from you for my shower that you *might* just walk in the door on Sunday and surprise me! What you did was much more fun, I'm sure...Just know that to see your face and hug your neck would be such a special thing for me! I miss you!!
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