A few of you have noticed my absence lately – thanks! Life is busy at the best of times as you know. But in truth, there had been another project sucking what little free time I have had recently. A project that is now thankfully behind me.
A little over a month ago, I was asked to speak at our church’s annual Ladies’ Spring Tea. I was mildly freaked out – there were, after all, 65 ladies in attendance last year – but I also had a sense of peace about it. For while anyway.
My assigned title was “Spring Cleaning for the Heart and Soul”. You’re laughing, right? I did, too. But I was incredibly blessed by the process of preparing my fifteen-minute talk, and actually giving it was… well, not as bad as it could have been. Guess how many ladies were there this year? 115. That’s one hundred and fifteen. Yeah.
I wrestled a lot with whether or not to post the video. I sound weird and nervous and emotional (and to be fair, I was all of those things), and it was horrible and cringy to watch it myself. Still, by way of excusing my bloggy absence and in the hope that it will be a blessing to someone, here it is.
Gulp.
Oh Jodi. Despite what YOU describe as “weird and nervous and emotional,” I thought your devotional was really good. Thank you for posting it as I’m sure it will be a blessing to others as you mentioned. Thank you for braving the crowd and sharing what God placed on your heart.
That was brilliant! I loved all your word pictures and points. I also appreciate how I could tell that what you were saying had been applied in your own heart already! Thank you!