getting ready......

www.shespeaksconference.com

God has provided the opportunity for me and 5 ladies from my church to travel 945 miles to meet with Him and 600 other ladies that are wild about their Lord. We are all getting the last minute things inorder: clothes washed/ironed, bags packed, houses cleaned, groceries bought, speeches tweeked, book proposals finished. I have been spending some extra time resting in His arms for the reassurance, comfort and grace I will need to get through the weekend. I am so excited to see what He has planned for us all, meet up with friends, make new ones and put faces to some ladies I have grown to love in bloggy land. Most of all I just want to feel the presence of God, and worship Him.
Please pray for all of us at She Speaks this weekend, and our families we will leave at home.

NOW HEAR THIS.......

Important Information From Heartbeat International
Please Read the following Information Received from Heartbeat International and respond according to your own heart!!
Powerful abortion industry lobbyists and Washington, D.C. bureaucrats have just launched a massive effort to mandate taxpayer-funded abortions as part of their proposed trillion-dollar healthcare takeover. This abortion industry power-grab is attempting to:
Impose one of the cornerstones of the "Freedom of Choice Act" (FOCA) by stealth
Force taxpayers to fund a huge abortion industry bailout -- something the majority of Americans oppose, and certainly cannot afford in these tough economic times
Mandate that virtually every American be forced into a health plan that includes abortion coverage
Require honorable medical providers to violate their consciences and perform abortions -- or risk losing their jobs The New York Times just ran a prominent story confirming that an "administration official refused Sunday to rule out the possibility that federal tax money might be used to pay for abortions under proposed health care legislation." Put bluntly, these proposed measures could lead to the largest abortion expansion since Roe v. Wade. This abortion mandate must be STOPPED!http://www.StopTheAbortionMandate.com Learn what's at stake -- and discover how YOU can help to stop this abortion mandate by joining a one-time-only LIVE webcast event this Thursday, July 23, at 9 PM Eastern (6 PM Pacific, 7 PM Mountain, 8 PM Central.) The live event will be approximately 70 minutes long. There's no charge to participate. If you have access to the Internet -- even with a dial-up connection -- you can listen in on the live webcast audio and submit questions. During this nationwide event, you will discover:
The shocking facts about the sweeping legislation that the political power brokers are trying to ram through before Congress goes on summer recess...
The devastating implications of the proposed mandates -- facts the abortion industry doesn't want Americans to hear...
Why respected leaders, national organizations, and pro-life people are joining together in record numbers to challenge this attempted power-grab...
The exact action steps YOU can take to make a difference at this crucial moment...
... And much more!
Register for the webcast at: http://www.StopTheAbortionMandate.com In an historic display of unity, pro-life and pro-family organizations are joining together for the Stop The Abortion Mandate webcast. During the event you will hear from nationally known and respected leaders including:
Mike Huckabee, Former Governor and Presidential Candidate
Dr. Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life
Tony Perkins, Family Research Council
Fr. Frank Pavone, Priests for Life
Marjorie Dannenfelser, Susan B. Anthony List
Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee
Tom Minnery, Focus on the Family
Wendy Wright, Concerned Women for America
Congressman Chris Smith, U.S. House of Representatives
Kristin Hawkins, Students for Life of America
Dr. Richard Land, Southern Baptist Convention Ethics and Religious Liberties Commission
Congressman Joe Pitts, U.S. House of Representatives
Carmen Pate, Point of View Radio Show
David Bereit, 40 Days for Life
...and others! The announcement of this important webcast is being sent out to hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers across America, and there is limited space available for the live event, so you are strongly encouraged to register now! To get on the webcast, go to: http://www.StopTheAbortionMandate.com
Even if you can't participate in the live webcast, go ahead and register anyhow, because the entire event will be recorded. Our system will automatically allocate your spot to someone else, and as soon as your recording is ready (probably shortly after the end of the webcast) we'll notify you by e-mail. P.P.S- Please SPREAD THE WORD to every pro-lifer you know across America so they can also participate in this urgent discussion! Forward this e-mail and encourage them to visit: http://www.StopTheAbortionMandate.com

GodSpeaks, SheSpeaks

I have been excited to go to SheSpeaks in a couple of weeks for a long while now. When I registered I was placed on the waiting list for the speaker evaluation group and didn't worry too much about getting my speech done. Well now that I am in a group I have been fretting on getting it done. I kept steering a way from what was on my heart because it didn't quite follow the guidelines they sent to me. I kept praying for a topic or lesson or just something great from God and He kept directing me back to the original message. I contacted the lady from Proverbs 31 ministry that will be in my eval. group to voice my concerns and PRAISE GOD I can speak whatever God lays on my heart.
This is the first time attending something like this and God forbid I didn't want to mess it up. It isn't about being the best bible teacher, or scholar anyway.
I am now super excited and my nerves are settled. I have been reading some encouraging devos over at Lysa's personal Blog. www.lysaTerKeurst.com

I would love to hear of all the past experiences from those that have attended SheSpeaks before and also who is attending this year. Hope to see you there!

In the News......

Back in June our local news station aired a segment called "The Abortion Debate Rages On". They interviewed the CEO of the Abortion Clinic and Director of the local Crisis Pregnancy Center. The Ceo of the abortion clinic made a statement that prompted this letter to the news station from me.......
You can view the interview online here: http://www.kfdm.com/news/says-32344-clinic-miller.html



In June, I heard a segment on your news titled,"The abortion debate rages on". Mrs. Miller, the CEO of Whole Women's Health Clinic, was quoted on your website saying "Not sit and judge them, but try to be supportive of them getting back on track and getting their life back together again is really rewarding part of our work." I am a woman who faced an unplanned pregnancy as a teen that resulted in abortion. For over 15 years, I lived in shame and secrecy, with guilt overflowing into every area of my life.

For me to hear a director of an abortion clinic say that the rewarding part of her job is supporting girls/women getting their lives back together is absurd. Being frightened, confused, desperate, unstable or selfish about news of an unplanned pregnancy is noncomparable to the overwhelming bondage abortion causes.

Abortion effects 1 in 4 women in the U.S. alone. A woman may live with shame and guilt from this hidden secret for many years in silence. For many the experience is devasting, causing severe and long lasting spiritual, emotional,and psychological trauma. Women hurt by abortion may suffer with grief, depression, anger, sleep disorders, drug/alcohol problems, all symptoms of Post Abortion Syndrome.

After many years of heartbreak, I was finally able to experience true freedom. I have since started a local ministry called Finding Freedom and I am passionate about seeing women healed from past abortion hurts. We offer women a safe and confidental environment and a weekly bible study specific to post abortion healing.