A gorgeous locale for remembering stories

Have you ever reached the moment before the big moment and wondered what on earth you thought you were doing “signing up” for that?  Like standing in the two-hour line for the Superfreak Rollercoaster and finally reaching the front and looking to see how humiliating it would be to leave the line?  (Which I haven’t done, because I don’t get in line for superfreak rollercoasters!)  Or, signing up for a half-marathon, doing the training, but then not being so sure you can make it and considering bailing?  (Which I have done, signed up for the Country Music Half-Marathon, because my 18-year-old daughter is doing it, and now I am remembering that the almost 30-year age gap between us means this run will have a different impact on her body than it will mine!)

I have the feeling there are 12 women who may be feeling something of that trepidation today.  I, on the other hand, am excited and can’t wait to begin the journey tomorrow.  Tomorrow, 12 women from places all over the U.S. — Seattle, Philadelphia, Dallas, St. Louis, Memphis, Nashville, Atlanta — will gather HERE in Pensacola Beach for the Recovering Your Story retreat.  Together, we will become a band of — sisters, joined together in a single purpose — to know the Story God has written in Scripture and in our lives.  And for what purpose?  So that we will know the depth of God’s passion for us, and so that in knowing it, we will live that passion with love for this broken world.  13 women (including me).  13 unique stories.  13 assorted mission fields.  This will be quite a story.  I can’t wait to watch it unfold.  To God be the glory!

Please join us in prayer, especially for any who are wondering why they signed up for such an exhilarating ride!:)