TOFW

I got an awesome opportunity to attend Time out for women in Seattle this past weekend. I really had a great time and think I was in need of the break. We stayed at Tammy's house so that we were closer to the venue and that was equally as fun.

We arrived Friday during the day. Tammy treated us to homemade scones and great company. Once stuffed we headed out to our first taste of the event and none of us could wait. We got to hear the music of Michael McLean, and talks by Mariama Kallon and John Bytheway. It was a great opener to a full weekend. The whole event was "choose to become." It was a little sample of the big day on Saturday. We ended up going back to Tammy's and talking till around almost 2am. Tammy finally gave up and headed to bed. MarGene and I got all settled with the lights off but ended up continuing to talk. Before we knew it the clock showed 5:30am. I'm not sure what we were thinking but really enjoyed our chat. We only got about an hour of sleep.

Saturday was packed with tons of uplifting things. I can't even tell you what exactly I loved the most as it was all wonderful. We got to hear music from Mercy River, a trio of moms that sounded so pretty. I had to get their cd and have already played some of the music for my family. We heard talks from DeAnne Flynn, S. Michael Wilcox, Merrilee Boyack, Dean Hughes, and Emily Freeman. I loved each of those talks for different reason and have a set of notes on each one. I'm still marinating in all that was said and hope to apply some of it to my life. I would really like to figure out in my own life to become me. It has given me a bit of a different outlook on things already and I know it had an impact. I am very appreciative for the opportunity and can't wait to see what comes out of it.