So, do you think I love my roommate? You can read her thoughts about the conference here and here.
I loved meeting Crystal {Money Saving Mom} and getting to know her better. Small world to find out we all read each other’s blogs and didn’t know it!
These 2 ladies rock, I am so honored to have met them IRL and for the time we spent together. Sara and Tara ~ I look forward to the future ;-).
Sara ~ Happy Brown House,Tara ~ Mommy Missions
My good friend Jill lives close to the conference center so was able to drive in and visit for a few hours on Saturday! It was awesome to see her and talk for awhile! She posted about her visit here on her blog!
I met Jen within an hour of arriving last Thursday and it was a blast getting to know her! She is hilarious!
I also loved getting to know Kris {Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers} and although I didn’t get a photo with her, I did take this one!
I was honored to sit in on small group sessions with many of these beautiful ladies below.
Relevant changed me and I have spent days praying, processing, and talking with my husband {as many attendees have done}. Ann Voskamp was the final speaker on the last night and God used her in a mighty way. She said many wonderful things that struck my heart, but I must highlight the one that has stuck with me the most.
She spoke of how a mother duck plucks the feathers from her chest to line her nest. She doesn’t use discarded feathers, she doesn’t use the worst, she uses the best-and this requires sacrifice. It is my prayer that I will remember to line my home nest with the best of me, not the leftovers.
I have pages of notes from God’s words spoken through Ann, but that is the one thing that has stuck with me in the most powerful way, I have been in prayer daily over this.
I WILL be going to Relevant 2011 ~ God wiling, and am already excited about it. It was a weekend filled with Jesus, in a way I never imagined possible at a blogging conference. I am so grateful for the opportunity I had and pray God will allow me the opportunity again. I hope to meet a few of you next year! 😉
If you missed my other post about Relevant 2010, you can find it here!