The latest 411!!!

I hope you are all having a wonderful day despite the nasty rain/drizzle outside. Can you say YUCK????
Well, we are at 39 and counting. That's 39 days from Ladies Weekend - March 5, 2011. Can you believe it? Wow, not me. So much to do, so many people to invite!! Have you made your list of those you want to invite? Have you purchased YOUR ticket??? Don't forget the price goes up after February 1st!! Tickets are on sale in the foyer every Sunday and in the church office. I am so excited about the day God has in-store for us! If you are not familiar with Babbie Mason and her music, go to her website, www.babbie.com, and listen to some. Wow is all I can say.
Some of you may not know who Corrie Adamson is - she is a young lady who lives in the Birmingham area, is a Wardrobe Consultant/Personal Shopper, and appeared on The Bachelor (Season 14 with Jake). She has a wonderful testimony of a life of purity before, during, and after the show; and how being on the show has changed her life.
Lisa "Roxanne" Holifield is no stranger to Birmingham and the airwaves in Central Alabama. For years she could be heard on Magic 96 but more recently (2 weeks now) she is the morning show co-host with Russell P. Wall on WDJC. Their show "Roxanne and Russell" is on from 5am to 10am Monday through Friday. She is a delight to listen to and has a hunger and passion for God that radiates across the airwaves.
I hope you are making plans to come AND to bring friends, family, coworkers, people that you run into at the school, ballpark, nail salon, hairdresser, dentist office, doctor's office, post office, the grocery store, restaurants around town, etc. This day is not going to be about the food, the decorations, the gift, the door prizes - this day is going to be about receiving a word from God and drawing closer to Him through the spoken word from these three ladies, the music sung, the fellowship of others, and the open Word of God.
Okay - other things to make note of - the next FOLD is Monday evening February 7th at P.F. Chang's at The Summit at 6pm. These are wonderful times that we can sit around a table and share, laugh, and love on one another. Let me know if you can join us! If there are enough people that would like to ride the bus from the church we'll have someone drive it to The Summit. If not, we'll all meet there.
Last April we took a group of ladies to Women of Joy in Sevierville, TN. It was a wonderful trip and a few people said they wanted to go again this year. Well, it turns out there is only a handful that I know of that want to go. If you are one of them, please let me know asap!!! It is April 8-10, 2011 in Sevierville. The speakers are Donna Gaines, Liz Curtis Higgs, Becky Tirabassi, and Thelma Wells. The music will be led by Charles Billingsley and a special concert by Casting Crowns on Saturday night.
I think that is it for now. I hope you all have a fabulous day and I'll see you Sunday!
Julie