Well I had another awesome weekend at The Breakaway for Women Conference this weekend! There were great speakers, the keynote speaker for the weekend was Lysa TerKeurst, she is the president of Proverbs 31 Ministries, is the author of many books and has appeared on The 700 Club, Good Morning America and the Oprah Show. She has an amazing story of how God told her to adopt two boys she saw performing at her church, from the Liberian Boys Choir. The story is so cool, they are even in the process of talking with "Hollywood" about making it into a major motion picture....of course they are laying down the details and are unwillingly to change any part of the story...and of course the most crucial details is how God orchestrated it and that He be glorified. I don't want to ruin it, but part of the story is how between her, her church family and friends they now have adopted 30+ boys from Liberia!!!! God is Good! One other thing I learned about Lysa this weekend is.......she is a blogger! You can check out her blog, its on my sidebar. Be sure to click on the Oprah link to hear her story!And sisters...some awesome worship with Christie Nockels. Our theme song for the weekend, One Pure and Holy Passion...its one of my favorites!
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I saw a t-shirt from one of the speakers at the conference....it is somewhat controversial. We actual spent quite a bit of time discussing it this weekend. So I'd like to put it out there and see what you all think!!!!! The speaker talked about the lies our teenagers hear in Media, Music etc. She was a great speaker and she does a great job talking with kids and parents alike. She made a comment about her "apparel", so I went to her table to check it out but I saw none, so I asked about it....I was given a "funny" look and told they were under the table. I was a little puzzled but they pulled out the t-shirt that you see below! (Just in case its hard to see, the i is topped by a cherry.) So without saying too much....what do ya' think?????? Would you let you daughters wear this or what would you think if you saw someone in your youth group wearing it?
Hope you all had a great weekend.....I thought of you often during this weekend! And believe me I am on FIRE for San Antonio even more now!! Can't wait!Love to you all!
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6 comments:
Hey girl..
I just read Lysa's blog this morning....well, actually, I read it every day!! I'm so jealous that you got to hear her live and in person!! Very awesome!
And, about the shirt. I don't know. I don't have daughters. My first thought is "nah." But, I'm all for the concept....maybe just another way. I don't know.
Can't wait for SA either. Its gonna be a blast!! Have a wonderful week.
Blessings~
Fran
The story of Lysa sounds awesome! I'll have to check out her blog :)
Hey, Stacey!
I'm going to Breakaway next year for sure! I am going to check out the Lysa's blog! I cannot wait for San Antonio!!!! Are you bringing Mary?
The tee-shirts. I think they are a bit tacky if you ask me. Sorry if this offends anyone. I think there is a better way to be bold... just my opinion. :)
Don't get me wrong, I love Michigan cherries and I agree they should be saved for pie!
Love you,
Annie xoxo
I saw that story on Oprah twice. AMAZING!!!
Worship with Christy Nockels? Wow!!
The T-shirt...Yes. I would wear one and I would let my daughter wear one.
Let me tell you why...you walk into any Steve and Barry's clothing store and you see the gamut of shrits glorifying every bad thing out there. Let me tell you, it isn't pretty.
Example: T-shirt with a squirrel on the front that says "I love my nuts"
That is tame. There are even t-shirts that glorify STD's.
Just read any shirt from Abercrombie. (The KIDS version of A&F.) I just looked at their "Humorous T's", these are marketed for kids aged 7-12. "Now accepting Hot girlfriends" or "Every three seconds a girl thinks about me."
There is shock factor in many graphic t's out there. I am all for giving some with at least positive shock factor.
Just my $.02.
I am excited for SA too! Can't wait to meet everybody!
How cool you got to hear Lysa. I did see her on Oprah. About the T-shirt: tacky, tacky. You don't have to be crude to be bold. Should tell you something that they are being sold from "under the table."
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