Hearts at Home

I was blessed to attend the Hearts at Home National Conference this past weekend at the University of Illinois.  Ten of the women from my MOPS group made the 4.5 - 5 hour trip on Friday afternoon and enjoyed lots of bonding, learning, laughing, crying, praying, and encouragement over the 24 hours that we were there.  

I had never heard of Hearts at Home until the conference was offered to us at MOPS.  I signed up hoping to get to know some of the women in our group a bit better and get some parenting tips.  Little did I know that I was about to embark on a spiritual journey that I truly believe will change my life.  Hearts at Home is a completely Christian based program that encourages the hearts of mothers in their Christian walk, mothering adventures, and marriage relationships.  

This year's theme was "Real Moms, Real lives, Real stories".  We were surrounded by 4,500 other real moms who all had special stories, special lives, and special children.  We were blessed with the entertainment and knowledge of:

• Jill Savage (the founder) 
• Kevin Leman (one of my FAVORITE Christian authors)
• Sally Baucke (a hilarious woman and one of my new favorites)
• Bill and Pam Farrel (great authors and very realistic parents and marriage partners), 
• 4ever (a mother / daughter worship group) and 
• Go Fish (an terrific kids music group)

I attended 3 Main Sessions, and 4 workshops and walked away with so much new information! I heard things this weekend that I had never had anyone say to me before.  I am now able to view some aspects of my life in a whole new light.  I am going to start a series the next few days and give an over view of each of the workshops that I attended.  I hope that maybe some of the information will help you as well!