summer rewind #2...sisterhood

Before I post about the present, I thought I'd play a little bit of catch-up...

ScrapMania!

All of you scrappers out there....LISTEN UP! This is the way to do it.

Back in July, Jacquie, Lauren, Emily, and I headed up to Oklahoma City with one goal, to SCRAP our hearts out! Dean and Dorothy, Jacquie's in-laws were very sweet and let us take over their house for the weekend and scrap to our heart's content. Our husbands thought we might get tired of scrapping, but we did not! It was a marathon and it was so much FUN!

Keith used to suggest I scrapbook for a couple of hours here and there while he watched a ball game, but by the time I drag everything out and get organized, the ball game is over and we're ready for bed. Unless you have a crafty room where you can keep everything spread out, and if you do, I'm totally jealous of you :), the scrapmania weekend is the way to do it! These three girls are my new scrap heros!!! After a little time with them, I realized what an amateur I am:)

I was inspired with each of them for a different reason:

Jacquie is "super speedy scrapper," she seriously finished almost 100 pages in one weekend, and they were all cute!

Lauren is "super scrap planner," because of her quantity of creative pictures. She is always prepared with her camera and does lots of fun picture-worthy things!

Emily is "super expert scrapper," because of her creativity and patience in making each page extra special!

They also had cool equipment to share. And, though they were my "scrap heros," they were more than that, all three of them are sweet women who love God, and are working to live out their faith in different ways each day. We enjoyed having time to visit with and encourage one another. Jacquie has been my bff for several years, but I'd never before met Emily, and had mostly only hung out with Lauren in big groups, but the four of us had a great dynamic. So, find a free weekend with some girlfriends (old, new, or some of each) grab your pics, paper, and glue, and scrap away, you will have fun, capture old memories, and make new ones!

Women of Faith

In August, just before school started, I was able to attend Women of Faith in Dallas. If you've never had a chance to attend a WOF conference, and you get the opportunity, you will be blessed. There is something special about being with thousands of women, from all walks of life, and from all different kinds of churches, in one place worshipping God together. For several years now, my mom has organized this trip for a group of women, mostly from her church and community, and even within our group of 30 women, we have such diversity in age and life experiences. I love when a group of people can come together, and with or without prior relationship, have an immediate bond through Jesus. Throughout this weekend, I laughed and cried. I heard testimonies of faith, inspiring stories, incredible singing, and received lots of hugs and encouragement. Women of Faith is something we look forward to every year.