What is the common denominator?

JESUS!!!

I and around 500 other women traveled over the weekend to Houston, Texas because GOD, Beth Moore, Amanda, Melissa and the entire LPM team blessed us for having committed and followed through with scripture memorization in 2009. 24 scriptures that the Holy Spirit laid upon our hearts being recited on Saturday morning just about did me in, amazing!!

My mind is still just reeling and processing as no one was a stranger Friday evening and Saturday. There was more huggin' and lovin' going on this past weekend than my body ever deserves, but I lapped it up Sweet Ones, oh yes I DID! I had honestly only met one of the ladies that was in attendance and that was my room-mate. She and I met in July after we both found out that we would be vacationing in Colorado with our own families. God amazed us as we would be with-in about 15 miles of one another and we HAD to meet. Beth and I have become such good buddies!! She encourages me and we simply do life together.

I also in June was to have met up with a Siesta from London that just happened to be in Washington, DC the same time I was there for a quick trip with a friend that was taking two day classes. It was the same time of the Metro subway crash and we weren't able to make contact due to transportation. BUT oh did Maria Cristina and I ever make up for it in HOUSTON!!! Don't you just love that name, Maria Cristina?

Then of course several of the ladies that I have come to love right here at Higher Grounds met up with me and I with them. THANK YOU LORD FOR PRECIOUS SISTERS THAT LOVE YOU and are vulnerable!!!

Memorizing 26 scriptures (yes, I'm a little OCD, just a little; if 24 is good for a body then 26 will be so much better!!!) has been one of the very best things that I have ever done for myself.

Beth taught us from Psalm 119, and in case you didn't know it, there are 176 verses. I'm pretty sure that those of us that were in attendance, will never forget that there are 176 verses in Psalm 119. ;-)

I spent the weekend with two Beth's, what MOORE could you ask for? WINK!

Here are a few pictures from the blessings of persevering in 2009. Ladies at LPM and FBC Church family in Houston, thank YOU for allowing us to come and be a part of the Scripture Memory Team Celebration.

After church services on Sunday prior to my plane leaving taking me back to Amarillo to then drive 3 1/2 hours to Ulysses, KS; as well as Debbie and Lisa catching their flight back to Indiana, us three women had us some FINE Texas bbq at Pappa's. Here is a picture of us before church in the Sanctuary at FBC Houston. Debbie, Lisa, Beth and I enjoyed a late lunch on Saturday at Pappaito's, then off to Lifeway and OF COURSE...Starbucks. Lisa and I have blogged for about a year and she is such a woman of God.