February 24, 2007
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I spent last night and today at a women’s conference called “Hope for the Heart” that was started by our pastor’s wife about 10 years ago. This was my first time attending but I remember my mom taking about it when she went. It has grown into something really great. I don’t know the total count of how many women attending, but there were women from 100 different churches and at least 3 different states. If I had to guess I would say there were at least 400 of us there.
The guest speaker was Liz Curtis Higgs. Coincidentally, in my Bible study class we are doing one of her workbooks called “Loved By God”, which centers on the stories of Rebekah & Isaac and their sons, Jacob and Esau. What an interesting story and Liz just makes it all the more interesting with her wonderful insights.
She loved the story of these particular people so much that she actually started writing books about them, but moving the story to 1788 Scotland. She’s written 4 books about them in particular and also has written a couple of books about the bad girls of the Bible, among other things.
Plus she is just plain funny. The woman had us all just laughing until we cried.
If any of you ever get the chance to hear her speak, jump at it! You won’t regret it at all! And if you want to check her out, her website is www.lizcurtishiggs.com.
