For three days I have been trying to write a post about the Deeper Still conference in my head. Granted, it is usually more effective to write something when you’re actually sitting in front of a computer, TYPING, which would have been a fabulous idea if, you know, THE WORDS WOULD COOPERATE WITH ME. But for whatever reason, it seems like I struggle the most with writing when my heart is overflowing with stuff that I want to share.
The irony, of course, is that if you placed a bucket of fried chicken in front of me right now, I could write a week’s worth of posts about it and still have a few more things to say about said bucket-o-chicken next week. I guess this is what happens when you grow up in the Deep South and eat Popeye’s almost every single day of your freshman year of college.
In fact, now that I think about it, if I had devoured God’s Word at the same rate I was devouring two-piece meals (all-white, spicy) with French fries, red beans and rice and Dr. Pepper, I would probably STILL be so filled to the brim with the Holy Spirit that writing this post would require little to no effort at all.
But instead I opted to fill myself to the brim with several different varieties of partially hydrogenated oils.
And the oils were for deep frying, not for anointing. Just to be clear.
Anyhoo. The conference. Yes.
At one point I decided to write this huge epistle about How I Was Feeling Emotionally And Spiritually when I arrived in Nashville last Friday afternoon. But after wrestling with all that information for the last couple of days, I decided that the reason why I couldn’t make it “work” is because my focus was all wrong.
In other words: it doesn’t matter how I was feeling. All that matters is what God was doing.
And OH, was He ever SHOWING OUT IN NASHVILLE.
So in the morning I’m going to type out summaries of each lady’s session. I am doing this because I trust that no one will try to copy those ideas, pass them off as his / her own and then create a national speaking tour called Even Yet More Deeply Still Than Before.
Because that would just be wrong.
I think it might even make God just a little bit angry.
Though certainly I cannot speak for Him.
See y’all in the AM, internets.
And thank you ever-so-much for your patience with the likes of me.
can’t wait!
i can always count on you to pop a new post on my bloglines right before i go to bed each night. i love that there are other night owls in the world besides me and i’ve finally found them. on the internet.
Ditto to what Chickadee said. I was doing a last minute check and there you are!
Can’t wait to hear your version!
judging from the last few posts: are you suffering from a serious fried chicken craving these days? podcast tells us its on the favorite’s list!
i can’t get good fried chicken up here in New England….
:(
we’re getting a popeye’s here in my little CO town, i’m so excited.
Oh! For a minute I thought you meant Deeper Still was going on inside your head.
That would be an entirely different post.
And I’ll read what you write about fried chicken anytime.
“Even Yet More Deeply Still Than Before.”
That got me so tickled!
Am so eager to hear your personal account of the conference. Can’t wait :)
You make me want to attend a conference even more than I did before. I look forward to reading about each lady. Thanks!
I look forward to reading how God spoke to you. I was so moved about many things – mostly about becoming more committed to God’s priorities and allowing Him to use me – even the ugly parts. I was so blown away by Kay’s testimony and her courage, by Beth’s authentic heart for each of us, and by Priscilla’s anointing. I just started Beth’s David Bible study with a younger woman I’m mentoring and it was such a confirmation of this being the right path for me!
You are simply a sweetheart–there are no two ways about it.
Have a wonderful day full up with Him!
holly
I attended a Woman to Woman conference this past spring here in AZ. I love these things because you are specifically spending your time focusing on God. In normal everyday life we tend to take our eyes off God because we are so busy with, well, life.
Excited to read your posts about the conference..
God bless,
Sallie
hey Mrs. Boomama. i just HAD to stop and tell you how much that your words resonated with me today.
First of all, i am a freshman in college…and we each popeye’s. alot. that, and arby’s. i mean the curly fries? come on.
But the fact that you regret not devouring His word as much as you could have, is in a way, encouraging to me to take advantage of this time i have and seek His Holy face with every extra ounce of engergy i have.
sarah in tampa
“Luv that chicken from Popeye’s” I’m hearing that woman from the commercial years back.
Take it easy on yourself, Boomama. I went to Deeper Still out here in SF and it took me a whet (that’s my cousin’s grandma’s way of saying a while) to post about it. It takes a while to process. We’ll be glad to read it whenever you get to it.
I love that it is taking you a little bit to write about Deeper Still. Just evidence to the big stuff God did within you and I’m sure all the women at the conference. Can’t wait to hear all about it. I know it will be a blessing.
Often, when there is something big on the inside of me, I can’t seem to make the little bitty words of the English language communicate what’s going on. I have to pray before I can write, and even then, I don’t usually do it justice. I cried the whole time I wrote what’s on my blog currently and by the time I finished I was thoroughly exhuasted. But, it’s because God was doing a bigger thing than writing a blog post. I agree with the above commenter who said it’s just evidence of all God is doing in you right now. I look forward to reading it when you’re done.
I can’t wait to hear/read all the details!! The words will come! Just let Him lead!!