She Speaks Conference

Last year, my mom excitedly returned from a conference. Not really knowing what it was all about, and thinking it was like most other women's conferences, I half-heartedly listened to her excitement. It didn't take long, however, for me to realize that this was a conference unlike others, and my interest was greatly peaked. She Speaks Conference ( http://shespeaksconference.com/ ), taken from Proverbs 31:26 is a conference where Christian women who have journeyed through book publishing, public speaking, and women's ministries gather for the purpose of teaching and training. It is a time where new authors, speakers and leaders can learn from those who have walked the road before them, but also meet with people in the business, like publishers and editors, in hopes of taking steps to long held dreams. With this description, not only was curiosity peaked, but I was in awe of this amazing opportunity.

I love to write. In many ways, this blog has been the most energizing and life-giving exercise for me. I have discovered over the last year that God has made me to write so that I will enjoy it, so that others will enjoy it, and most importantly so that He will enjoy it. I am overwhelmed at the prospect of getting my thoughts, my writings out into the hands of readers. I am overwhelmed mostly because I know so little of the process.

So to hear of a conference where someone who loves the Lord and has been where I am will walk me through what this could be, is just as life-giving as writing this blog. I want to go to this conference as a declaration that I want to be a writer. I want this scholarship (http://lysaterkeurst.com/) as a declaration that God wants me to go to this conference and therefore also wants me to be a writer.

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