Women of the Word Conference

My mom asked Sarah and me back in October if we were interested in going to this Women of the Word Conference in Myrtle Beach in January. Myrtle Beach in January?? Spending time with my two favorite women?? Yes, please. Plus, the keynote speaker was Joanna Weaver, who wrote Being Mary in a Martha World, which is a fantastic bible study (for those who haven't done it). So, we registered and forgot about it. Then, Halloween, Thanksgiving, wedding, and Christmas happened. I had totally forgotten about the conference until a couple of weeks ago. It was the end of January already!!

The funny thing is that as Sarah and I were preparing for the trip to Myrtle Beach, everyone in the Triad was preparing for snow...again. The last time we headed to the coast was for Greg's wedding...and it snowed while we were there. This is not funny anymore...

Anyway, the conference was really good. Although Joanna Weaver is a precious person, we decided she was a better author than speaker. The praise music was phenomenal and we got to see some dear friends from Wilmington while we were there. The small sessions were our favorite part. We went to one on unity in difficult relationships, which was very much needed.

After the conference ended Saturday, we headed to the outlets in the rain and had a great time shopping. Then my dad drove down from Wilmington to meet us for dinner in Calabash (he had been pouting because my mom was getting to see us sans husbands and he was jealous).

Sarah and I were a little nervous about driving back with all the snow that had fallen, but luckily I-40 was pristine all the way home. And Will was quite happy to see us since he had been stuck in the house with a 2 and 1/2 year old and a dog for almost 3 days! Gotta love girls weekends!