(I am writing these little summaries in between the live blog entries to let you know how Fred and I experienced the conference–and to give you just a flavor of the live blogs in case you were scared off by the 60,000 word count. 🙂 ) Back to last Friday afternoon (November 14) … Fred and I were tremendously blessed to get to meet Dr. Emlet at the devotional breakfast and I have to say that I was looking very forward to his workshop. It was more ‘technical’ than the other workshops and the plenary addresses—but I just loved it. Made me miss my cognitive psych classes (nature/nurture; brain functioning/chemical…

(I am writing these little summaries in between the live blog entries to let you know how Fred and I experienced the conference–and to give you just a flavor of the live blogs in case you were scared off by the 60,000 word count. 🙂 ) Back to Friday morning (November 14) … It was so great to gather as a group of almost 2,000! The worship was fantastic—I urge you to get to know the Getty’s if you don’t already know them. And the genuine love and respect shown by the CCEF staff members as they introduced one another added a degree of credibility to everything they did and…

(I am writing these little summaries in between the live blog entries to let you know how Fred and I experienced the conference–and to give you just a flavor of the live blogs in case you were scared off by the 60,000 word count. 🙂 ) Fred came during the lunch break and stole me away for some (delicious!) Chik-Fil-A and nice conversation too. It’s so strange to be out together without Sophia—but good too, of course. We are both convicted that some of the struggles in our marriage in the last year or so have been increased by our not prioritizing time ‘as a couple’ (i.e., uninterrupted, adult conversation…

(I am writing these little summaries in between the live blog entries to let you know how Fred and I experienced the conference–and to give you just a flavor of the live blogs in case you were scared off by the 60,000 word count. 🙂 ) Back to our arrival (Wednesday, November 12) … I was so happy when Fred and I (finally!) made it to our hotel room. Strangely, the carpets were WET even though we were on the highest/concierge level—but it was obvious that they were wet because they had just been CLEANED. So it was strange but not too gross. (Well, except when I asked myself the…

I’m here in Philadelphia and I have an internet connection (at least for today’s pre-conference sessions), so I’m excited to try my hand at my first Live Blog. I hope you’ll click in below and join in the fun! You can post questions or just say hello. (Please do! Because Fred and I would be blessed to know that even one other person is participating in this little adventure.) Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM! I love you! See you on the LiveBlog–   Happily, Tara B.