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Speaking at Grace Church, Glendora CA on Mother's Day

5/18/2014

You can't imagine the trip it was to walk inside the small church my dad built in l955---the memories of being a 5 yr. old in the church lobby and the little main sanctuary came flooding back with full force and emotion. And now it is surrounded by all sorts of huge buildings and different venues for a church of 1,700.

What a glorious day it was! I got to speak 3x in different venues, and when I asked in the 2nd service if anyone in the congregation had been with us back in the 50's, a couple stood up! Bev and Carl Zeismer. Amazing! Everyone was so gracious and grateful to my dad for his calling to start Grace Baptist. It was a supreme honor to be there.

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Women's Outreach Event at Wesley United Methodist Church, Quarryville, PA

5/18/2014

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On May 3rd I flew to Harrisburg, PA to speak at a women's outreach event for Wesley United Methodist Church. What an amazing experience!

After driving for an hour through gorgeous farmlands (never seen so many silos in my life!) and through downtown Lancaster (charming! Right downtown people's houses and porches bump right up to the street, and people are hanging out at home! ) I got to my destination and went to my B&B---a lovely old home with horses and a church in their barn and godly women who worked there, and we prayed. Traveled to the church, passing 3 Amish buggies and their occupants along the way.

The evening went so well, and we laughed and cried and had a grand time. God was in every aspect of the evening.

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My childhood friend from Belize, Rita Young Stuart, at Bulverde UMC's Stand Tall Women's Event.

5/18/2014

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What a JOY to see her after 30+ years!!

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STAND TALL Women's event at Bulverde United Methodist Church, San Antonio, TX

5/18/2014

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Oh how I wish you could have been with me on Saturday April 26 at the all-day women's event in San Antonio!

It was the lst ever for the Bulverde United Methodist Church, and what a tremendous time we had! Thank you so very much for your prayers. After my lst session, a mom came up to me with tears and thanked me. She said she and her adopted 11 yr. old, whom they have only had for 3 years, were always butting heads, and she realized during my speech that she had anger towards the child that she needed to give to God. She told me she immediately went to the children's area on our break and hugged her and told her how important she was and how much she loved her. Brought her to meet me after the 2nd session. A precious girl.

And after I got home I got this sweet email from an attendee:

Your presentation today was both a blessing and a brata for me! Thank you
reminding me to have joy, pray continually and always give thanks. You have a
true gift to reach people with humor but it is also obvious that you speak from
your heart.

Thank you for coming to BUMC and please come back again!

Praise God! He is so faithful!

And you gotta hear this!

All my childhood and adolescence in Belize, we lived in the Baptist manse. Across the street there was a big old house that was the home to about 3 separate families, all with lots of kids (one had 11, one had 8, etc.) We got close to one of the families, and played a lot with Digi, Daba, Tutus, Lulu, Tweeny, Peter and Rita. Rita was my age, and my friend.

Saturday, I am sitting down at my table getting ready to go up and speak, and here stands in front of me a lady. She just stands there and doesn't say a word. I look up, and it is RITA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We have not seen each other for over 30 years. I was so emotional I couldn't keep sitting up---I had to bend over. I cried and cried, and probably had little makeup on for the rest of the day. I had posted on FB that I was speaking in San Antonio and invited anyone to come, and she came! She lives in SA.

Afterwards we tried to squeeze in as much catching up as we could. We could have gone on forever. I can't tell you how blessed a time it was! I shared the story from the stage with the ladies, and had Rita stand up, and we were all crying. Women!

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Opening Night at the National Conference for Christian Women in Media, Dallas TX

5/18/2014

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AMAZING. That's what God is!!! Amazing and faithful and true and powerful!!

I cannot begin to tell you how I felt on Thursday, April 3rd, the day of my opening act for CWIMA's national convention.. I was so sick that I could barely hold my head up. I just wanted to lie down on the carpet and not move. This was after being up since 4:30 a.m. with unspeakable flu.

I left for Dallas at noon. I couldn't make it. Half way I had to get off the freeway and just sleep in my car. I have never done that before in my life. Woke up, drove rest of way to Dallas, stopping to get a potato from Wendy's. lst food all day. Only could eat about a fourth.

Got to the venue for the conference, and started to feel a little better. Still had to sit down while organizing my props. Told the women in charge my dilemma, and they prayed for me. I knew you were praying also, from your sweet emails and your faithfulness.

By the time I went on stage, I was a different woman. Felt GREAT!! Went on to do what I think was one of the strongest performances I have ever done. I had a ton of energy and the ladies howled and participated with gusto. It was a HOOT!! We had the BEST time!

And I am here to tell you, it was 1,000% from the prayers that were lifted up. There is not one shred of doubt in my mind. I felt so calm and happy and well. And was praising God every second along the way. For His goodness, for displaying His glory, and for YOU, my dear precious friends. I am SOO humbled and honored to call you friends and partners in this ministry!

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Speaking at Grace Church, Glendora CA on Mother's Day

Women's Outreach Event at Wesley United Methodist Church, Quarryville, PA

My childhood friend from Belize, Rita Young Stuart, at Bulverde UMC's Stand Tall Women's Event.

STAND TALL Women's event at Bulverde United Methodist Church, San Antonio, TX

Opening Night at the National Conference for Christian Women in Media, Dallas TX

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