I just got home from five wonderful days in Washington D.C. It was one of the most holy spirit filled couple of days. Sadly my trip started with the horrific news of Charlie Kirk's assisnation. Mary and I said so many times we were glad to be together with other believers during such a sad time for our country. God was moving through our entire conference and we were encouraged by the women in our circle and worshipping our God who works all things out for our good and His glory. I came back changed. The picture above is all the women from IL and our CEO, Penny Nance.
On our final night in D.C., CWA put on a "Red, White and True" banquet. It was cocktail attire so Mary and I got dolled up. We loved it.
One of the highlights of our trip was lobbying. This is the IL women with Darin Lahood's legislative assistant. We lobbied on two bills - the mom's act and protection of women in olympic and amateaur sports act. I really enjoyed being at Capitol Hill and experiencing what it was like to lobby with legislators. Being able to share my faith with others and pray over our electred officials is very meaninful to me.
There was over 200 women at this conference. We ranged in ages from 20 something to 70 something. It was such a positive experience for me and I'm forever grateful to Mary who not only encouraged me and gave me a gentle nudge to get my CWA group up and going but she continues to walk alongside of me, being my biggest cheerleader. I am so grateful to her. I came back from this trip with lots of ideas and can't wait to see how this next year plays out for me as a CWA leader. I thank God for this opportunity because I am no where close to being equipped for this role but I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
