Skip to main content

Girls Night Out

Sisters function as safety nets in a chaotic world simply by being there for each other.
- Carol Saline

Getting a few days off combined with girlfriend fellowship is just the best! My suitcase is almost packed. I'm looking forward to tomorrow when I head out to Phoenix with the girls. Joyce Meyer is coming to town. You know what that means: a lot of hoopin and hollerin and a lot of Word! I can use some Godly encouragement. I wonder what Joyce will be speaking about in her conference this weekend. I hope it is about the Love Revolution. She's great at that. Whatever the topic, I'm all ears.

Wherefore I put thee in remembrance
that thou stir up the gift of God,
which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
2 Timothy 1:6


We're challenged in this verse to use the gifts given to us and be bold. In doing so, we inspire and encourage one another to keep on in our journey of faith and gain the victory! I'm sure there will be a lot of faith and inspiration this weekend both on the stage of the meetings and in our hotel rooms!

Some of my favorite Joyce quotes:


"Our joy does not have to be based on our circumstances."
— Joyce Meyer

"Have God make a message out of your mess."
— Joyce Meyer

"There are no drive-thru breakthroughs. Breakthroughs take time."
— Joyce Meyer

"Satan can control you if you let outward things determine your security."
— Joyce Meyer

Comments

  1. SharonFebruary 23, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    Mary,
    Have a great time with your girlfriends. And you hoop and holler as much and as loud as you want!!

    Yes, the time has come to be bold. May this conference bring you a new word of encouragement, and may you come home emboldened to serve the Lord even more courageously!

    GOD BLESS!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Beth E.February 23, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    Joyce Meyer rocks! I'm sure you will have a wonnnnderful time with your friends. Be sure to do some whooping and hollering for me! ;-)

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    I want to go!!! I love to hear Joyce Meyer!!! Have fun my friend.
    Girl's night out watch out ... here comes Mary. LOL
    Blessings and hugs,
    Bren

    ReplyDelete
  4. Just Be RealFebruary 23, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    Some great quotes from Joyce. Thank you for sharing dear one. Blessings.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Joyful in His PresenceFebruary 23, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    What a fun time you are going to have! So happy for you, Mary. Will look forward to your return and all that you will share.

    ReplyDelete
  6. http://bitsandpieces-sonja.blogspot.com/February 23, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    I am so jealous! What a GREAT time you will have! Joyce Meyer speaks the truth in the most direct and fun way... she is going to bless all of you!!

    Enjoy every minute, as though you need to be told... :)

    ReplyDelete
  7. Kim @ Homesteader's HeartFebruary 23, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    Mary I hope you have a spectacular time!! Can't wait to hear about it.

    Kim

    ReplyDelete
  8. RingsFebruary 23, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.

    ReplyDelete
  9. LorenFebruary 23, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    Oh I KNOW you have an amazing time! Joyce is always jam packed full of Word, Worship and WOW! I can't wait to hear all about it!!

    Praying traveling mercies and Gods anointing all over the conference!

    Love you Mary!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Mevely317February 23, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    Ah, I wish I'd known about this ... I'd love to hear her speak someday.
    Second-best? Realizing you'll be sharing with us.
    Be safe and have fun!
    Love ya,
    Myra

    ReplyDelete
  11. Kathleen February 24, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    I know you're going to have a blessed blast! I'm thinking it would be really, really fun to dress up in those old styles, too. :)

    Blessings,
    Kathleen

    ReplyDelete
  12. Pom PomFebruary 24, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    Can't wait to hear about it! Have fun!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Susan BFebruary 25, 2011 at 5:59 PM

    Have a fabulous weekend at the conference, and with your friends! :)

    ReplyDelete
  14. lioneagleFebruary 26, 2011 at 5:35 AM

    Hi Saleslady371 -

    Great that you are going for refreshment. You sound eager and excited.

    Enjoy!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A Surprise at the Mall

I lost touch with a writer friend.  I missed her and her cheerful blog posts.  We met up in a most unusual way!  I’m still in awe of how it happened. I finished my shopping at the mall and took a short cut to get to the parking lot.  The path led me through the food court.  The smell of Chicken Fajitas stopped me in my tracks.  I planned lunch elsewhere, but now I followed my nose. I chewed my first bite of chicken taco salad when, out of nowhere, a loud redhead moved rapidly past the tables and into the booth with me.  “I know you !”  She shouted.  I pondered if I knew this crazy lady.  Did she mistake me for someone else?  She shouted louder and stuck her finger in my face:  “ You’re Mary; you have a blog called Pile of Smiles and you live in the Verde Valley .”   It took me a second to compose myself.  I stopped chewing my food.  I know I stared too long at her face and then she said:...
48 comments
Read more

Mama's Lipstick

I always wished I could do things with my mom like shop in the mall, share makeup secrets or go to the movies and watch romantic comedies.  My wish never materialized.     My mama behaved like a tomboy.   She loved baseball and pitched with a strong right arm.   She could care less about the latest fashion or the latest movies featured on the big screen.   She never polished her fingernails.    One day after elementary school, I walked into the house to find my mom all dolled up in front of the bathroom mirror, foundation crème, powder, eyebrow pencil and rouge all over the counter sink.  “Who are you?” I asked, thrilled to see my mama putting on the Ritz.  Makeup in place and blotted, she immediately took it off.  “I don’t like the way it feels,” she exclaimed. She retired in Arizona and protected her dry lips with a light rose lipstick, the color of natural lips, a step above ChapStick.  She wore it a few tim...
55 comments
Read more

Hitched to a Rough Road

Photo Credit:  Peggy James I got his email and wanted to shout:  “Hey, buster, does the phrase “continued behavior pattern” mean anything to you?  But I didn’t. Travis is at it again.  His email revealed a litany of complaints about our neighborhood, our country road, our board officers, bad decisions made that will cost him money , yada-yada-yada . Travis is a Christian brother but you’d never know it. He is a large, loud man who shoots his mouth off as often as he shoots his guns back here in the hills.  He interrupts at our road meetings and, like a typical hothead, he speaks truth but with a tone that makes me feel like I need to duck in case some of his words fly at me and smack me upside the face. I thought we were making progress, but we’re not. It is our rough road that brings us together .  Last year we picked up the neglected pieces of our road association.  We agreed to assemble once again to talk, make decisio...
37 comments
Read more