Several things have been pretty awesome about the Women of Faith “Imagine” conference so far:
1. BookSneeze/Thomas Nelson sent me and my dearest friend for FREE. (Well, my “payment” is in the form of some blog posts, but it’s a sweet deal.)
2. Our seats are rockstar-quality seats. Actually, rockstar-quality seating near a stage would be ON the stage, so we’re really in on-floor groupie seating. Also a sweet deal.
3. Women of Faith is blessing the city of Indianapolis by partnering with a local ministry while they’re here. They’ve also been incredibly sensitive to last week’s State Fair stage collapse, which is, hopefully, a soothing balm to those who witnessed it.
4. WoF feeds 7,000 women boxed lunches with excellence. (6,998 other women, though, make a claustrophobic, fast-walking me feel like we’re a bunch of cattle being herded. Moo.)
5. Sheila Walsh has an adorable Scottish accent, profound insight about life’s storms, and a dramatic soprano singing voice (she sang a song after each of her teaching sessions).
6. I’ve learned that it’s possible to be a clinical psychologist, an author, AND be thoroughly entertaining. Dr. Henry Cloud delivered some practical suggestions for finding happiness and reaching “shalom” with a sharp wit and sense of humor.
Most importantly, my heart is filling up like a sponge, and so is my head. It’s great having practical, objective life tools while being reminded of God’s love for me. (And that was only the first session!)
An almost-full house in the morning, complete with a chandelier-esque center lighting contraption thing. (I love that WOF appreciates a little bling in the A/V realm.)
Henry Cloud's witty self from our morning session rockstar-quality seats.
More to come after tonight’s main session!
