Heart Hope by Olga

In April of 2010 I was let go from my job—downsizing they call it and yes it does have that feeling…you are being cut down to size. It is humbling and challenging to be terminated, especially in a bad economy. What were the prospects of finding a job in a small community such as mine? But God had other plans in mind; He determined that it was time for me to begin the ministry opportunity that He had placed on my heart several years prior.  My daughter told me about a Proverbs 31 Conference called She Speaks put on for women just like me—women whom God had called into a variety of ministry opportunities. I was on their site registering for it immediately, not knowing how I could possibly afford it, but God provided. Months after registering it was finally time to leave the comforts of home and fly to North Carolina alone, yet not lonely, since my best friend, Jesus, was going with me.   Not only that, but after the conference started I was connected with hundreds of “sis...

Some of you will probably think I am crazy for what you are about to read and perhaps you are right, but I will share it with you anyway. This summer I attended the She Speaks conference put on by Proverbs 31 Ministries in North Carolina. I left home at 6:45 AM and arrived in Charlotte at 5:55 PM. The last shuttle to the hotel was supposed to leave at 6:00, so I rushed to the boarding spot and was there by 6:03, but the shuttle had already departed. I had previously been told that it could cost from $50-$75 for a cab, and since I had prepaid for the shuttle, I really did not want to spend the money to take a cab, so I began looking for other options. An airport attendant explained that all I had to do was take the city bus to the transportation center and then catch the express bus to Concord where the conference was being held--easy enough right??? At the bus stop a tattooed, pierced, scantily dressed young girl helped me figure out the process—I needed $1.75 in change and of course I...

Have you ever noticed that we talk a lot? Often times it is women that get blamed for talking too much, but if you ever watch TV talk shows, I think there are many men who like to hear themselves droning on and on too. In doing a bit of research I found that we probably select from a vocabulary of about 500 words a day, but many of them are used multiple times during the day, so the World Wide Web told me that the number actually spoken in a day could range from between 1,500 and 24,000 words. Someone named “loz” on the Internet did the math and figured out that approximately one million billion words have been uttered in the last thousand years. Her math was too high for me, so I couldn't check her on it, but anyway….enough said about this. I am just wasting words here and what I really want to get to tell you about is my weekend. Last Friday through Sunday, I was in Charlotte, NC at the She Speaks Conference put on by Proverbs 31 Ministries (which by the way is probably the best ...