Pam gave two wonderful sessions, called Surviving Tidbits. Bear with me, this is somewhat rambling...but here are just some of the things she told us to do: About Face and cast your burden on God (my paraphrase, your difficulties and struggles do not define you. As you give your broken pieces to God, He will sustain you, you will draw closer to Him, you will persevere and it will build your character); Be season oriented (if your children are still at home, make this time count, be intentional with your parenting, according to God's Word.) Chase after Godly control. You need to understand what you are healing from. Learn how to be single. Two pitfalls of single moms: looking for rescue with another man and not seeing yourself as precious to God. When it is time, if God allows, learn to date God's way. Establish who is in control of your life - is it you or God?
I also went to 3 wonderful breakout sessions: one was by Cindy Beall on Choosing Forgiveness over Bitterness (if you don't know her story, see her blog);
another was on learning to hear God by Alice Richardson; and the third was on using your time wisely by Beth Cox-Brown and she had great information on communication styles so that you communicate appropriately, spiritual gifts, the 5 love languages, David Isaac's Key Human Virtues, Age Appropriate Chores and so much more.
And I had a great time bonding with girlfriends. Who could ask for a better or more enriching weekend?
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