MOPSTalk Zone 22 ~ Eastern PA and NJ: White as Snow

CONVENTION UPDATE

Ta da! A Convention announcement!
We just signed the papers and we thank you for your prayers as we worked on moving, well, a whole lotta details in just a few days.

Drum roll #1: The Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee, FL (Orlando area) was able to welcome us (in the midst of many conventions needing to move).

Drum roll #2: We're able to keep the registration fees the same, so some of you might decide to come early or stay late, and enjoy the Orlando amenities with your friends (or family).

And thanks for all the great ideas of cities! You helped our future dreaming. 'Twould be fun!
And again, it will be great because of Who we'll be with: "Where(ver) two or three (thousand) are gathered in my name, there am I with them." (Mt. 18:20, our year's theme verse with my additions).

Naomi Cramer Overton

Convention Details:
The MOPS International Convention will be at the Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, FL (Orlando area). Dates will be the same, August 5-7, 2010. Speakers and artists will be the same great lineup — Julie Barnhill, Margaret Feinberg, Donald Miller, Naomi Cramer Overton, Shelly Radic, Go Fish, Mandisa, The Katinas and Richie McDonald.

Convention registration will re-open on Monday, May 17.
The early bird registration deadline will be extended to June 7.
We are working with the Gaylord Opryland for an official letter we can provide to anyone who has already purchased airline tickets to use with airlines to avoid rebooking fees. This letter should assist you in rebooking airline tickets — it will be posted online at www.MOPS.org/convention.
We continue to pray for families and businesses affected by the flooding and we have sent MOPS materials to local MOPS leaders who are distributing supplies in the Nashville area.

MOPS International Convention 2010

August 5-7, 2010
Gaylord Palms, Orlando FL

Check back often for more information!

Your MOPS International Convention Checklist:

Register for Convention (re-opens May 17)
Reserve a room at the hotel (register first!)
Schedule shuttle transportation

Friday, November 21, 2008

White as Snow

I'm not a morning person. I admit it. I never have been.

So, when I awoke this morning to cries from my daughter, I was less than thrilled. Especially when I discovered it was because she couldn't snap her pants.

As I blinked to adjust my eyes to the light of her room, though, I happened to glance out her window and all I saw was white. My reaction was, "Wow!" When we went to bed last night, the grass was green, the road was black, and the sidewalks were gray. Now everything was covered in white.

Are you covered in white? Are you LIVING like you're covered in white?

I have to admit, I often fail at living like that. I get angry with my kids, I get critical of people, I get selfish with my time, finances, [fill in the blank]. All of this just points to my need to keep returning to God's word -- to remind myself of the way that God wants me to live.

In the first chapter of Isaiah, God says to the wicked nation of Judah:
16 “ Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil, 17 Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow. 18 “ Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the LORD, “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool."

Aren't you glad you've been washed white as snow? I want that cold wet white stuff outside this morning to remind me of my gracious Savior who shed His own crimson red blood for my evil doings so that I could be white as snow and live in His glorious grace, love and mercy.

"Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, 'Amen!' Praise the LORD." (Ps. 106:48)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Thank you for reminding us of God's grace at this time of the year. I have so many things to be thankful for and it all begins with that.

Christy; 1:50 PM