He has done it again! It amazes me how amazing God is.

Not only did He take me to and from Germany with no incident nor accident, (but I am still breaking up with Frank) He also saw fit during all that travel to take me to one more destination – Concord, North Carolina for She Speaks.

She Speaks is my favorite conference and I try to go as often as I can. In fact, this is either my third or fourth trip, but I can’t remember right at the moment.

I have to admit that I was feeling the pressure of being prepared for both my trip to Germany and the follow-on trip to Concord. There was only one day in between the two! Mercy! That’s what I cried. And that’s what I got. God’s great and abundant mercy and grace!

Can I tell you how He moved in my life this weekend? Okay. I’ll start with Friday.

Friday, I learned so much. In particular, if I had to summarize all of the knowledge, I would pinpoint two things:

(1) Lysa’s message (president of Proverbs 31) was about finding my own remarkABLE. She stepped on my toes talking about discipline – particularly since I teach the spiritual disciplines class at church. Ouch. But, she also let me know that I am in control of me, but it’s not about me. My choices should honor God – and when I’m thankful, that makes me remarkABLE. So, no longer will I say what I have to do, I can say what I am ABLE to do. I know. Puts a whole new spin on that “to do list.” Go to Proverbs 31 and get the CD.

(2) But secondly, on Friday night, I got some really good practical tips for my writing. The aptly named session: Top Tips from a Veteran Publisher did not disappoint. Sandy Vander Zicht was our presenter and wow… what else can be said after that? I wish I could tell you but I can’t find the words. It was some really great information. I know – call Proverbs 31 and ask about Sandy’s session.

So much happened during the weekend that I am just going to have to break it up into different blog posts. I don’t want to short change any of the experience – which was by all accounts – a mighty move of God. I have so much to share. Stay tuned!