Convention Day 1

Greetings from Opryland!! We are having a great time here and He has already showed up this evening. Here is a recap of what has gone on thus far:


We started out driving at Midnight.....














And we drove all night! Some things can only be encountered in the south.

Such as:


A hair salon in a giant fireworks store!



Once we got to Nashville, about 11 hours later, we were greeted by this sign:

And boy were we tired! We took a little nap and then went to get registered for the conference and get acclimated to our itenerary. The Gaylord is huge and has so much to look at while you wait. Stores that are so cute with all sorts of country flair!

It was finally time for Storyboard to begin. Sarah Groves was the musical guest. She sounds a bit like Norah Jones to me and I enjoyed the acoustic style worship that she offered.

Kathi Lipp offered some teaching that was really relavent about not accepting someone else's style of mothering for your own. We were told that God has equipped us each in our own way and to try and hone in on what needs we have and that will then make us better mothers when our needs are taken care of.
After Kathi spoke, Max Lucado got up and preached an awesome message. Honestly, I could go home now and be satisfied. He spoke about the woman who was caught in adultery from John 8. He spoke on grace and living a guilt free life. Our accuser wants to constantly make us feel guilty for past and present sins and a myriad of guilt we just carry as mothers. He encouraged us to let it go and give it to the Father ultimately so we can really hear from Him this weekend.





After Max, Sarah came back and did a few numbers and then we were dismissed. We found our way back to our room and had a surprise waiting for us:

Our husbands had this sent to us~how sweet!

It was a great day. We are all exhausted and can't wait til tomorrow to hear first thing Lisa Harper and be led in worship by Travis Cottrell (one of my absolute faves).  See you tomorrow!