Comments on: Women of Faith

By: torybee

torybee — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:09:03 +0000

Thanks Lindsey, and I know you are right. From your tweets, @recreate and @spencesmith's I got the feeling that it was a pretty special conference and knowing that a few GUYS went and were impacted yet they MUST have felt a bit our of place made me realize that my own fears and attitude is wrong. From the tweets I actually thought I'd perhaps even like some of the speakers. One of you tweeted a quote by Mother Teresa stating the "Pencil in the hand of God" quote and I had just read that in The Hole in The Gospel, and then the next tweet I read said the author of that book was the speaker.
Next time WoF comes around I'll definitely look into going and making it fun by adding a few of my friends. I'm surprised my church never promoted it. (They promoted a Beth Moore Conference but there wasn't much interest)
I thank you for your encouragement.

By: Lindsey_Nobles

Lindsey_Nobles — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:29:48 +0000

@flowerdust Glad you enjoyed it. I loved getting to know you a little bettr. I want to hear more about your experience sometime. I think there are so many women (like you and I admittedly) who would never register because of fear, cynicism, etc. And they would be won over too!

By: Lindsey_Nobles

Lindsey_Nobles — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:25:54 +0000

@Fran I loved just sitting in my seat and looking at the crowd. No two of us were the same. Pretty amazing.

By: Lindsey_Nobles

Lindsey_Nobles — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:24:43 +0000

@Chrystie I have thrown around the idea of going to Greensboro with my sister. Not sure if we can work it out. But how fun would that be!

By: Lindsey_Nobles

Lindsey_Nobles — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:22:23 +0000

@Debbie Next time I want to come and work the WorldVision table with you. Talk about a rewarding way to spend a weekend. Got my sponsorship packet yesterday for the little girl I sponsored while in Dallas. So fun!

And I'm adding you to my blogroll too!

By: Lindsey_Nobles

Lindsey_Nobles — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:20:19 +0000

@Theresa I hope you love it. Can't wait to hear.

By: Lindsey_Nobles

Lindsey_Nobles — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:19:45 +0000

@amy Thanks! Glad you enjoyed Spokane.

By: Lindsey_Nobles

Lindsey_Nobles — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:18:15 +0000

@torybee, I completely understand where you are coming from but don't for one second think you you are not a "real" woman. One of the things I appreciated about this conference (and perhaps this has changed since you attended several years ago) was the variety of voices represented.

It was interesting, some friends and I discussed our favorite moments and speakers after the event and we all had different favorites. Something/someone uniquely resonated with each of us.

But again, I get where you are. And there is nothing worse than feeling like you are surrounded by a boatload of people and you don't fit in.

By: anne jackson

anne jackson — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:03:15 +0000

I have to admit.
I was scared.
And a little cynical.
But wow.
Even Chris said he got goosebumps in the first couple of hours.
I was won over.
Far, far over.

By: Fran

Fran — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:14:01 +0000

I'm no girly girl, but there's nothing like the WoF experience. You don't have to be coifed, manicured and pedicured to praise God in an arena filled with women of all shapes, sizes, backgrounds, needs, etc. It felt like we were all called there to experience what we needed to experience and it was truly a blessing. Nice summary here.