My mom and I had GREAT seats for Girl's Night Out! We were up close to
Lysa, Renee, Kate,
Ayiesha and Jason. There were 3,998 other women all around us and by the laughter, clapping and tears - you could tell a good time was had by all.
First,
Susan, from the Morning Show on
KSBJ, greeted us. She was funny and it was nice to see the face of the woman I spend the first 30 minutes of my morning listening to as I drive to work.
Secondly, we heard
Ayiesha Wood's music. I had not heard it before, but my favorite song of hers was "
Happy."
Third, we heard the testimony of
Lysa Terkeurst. You have to watch the videos
here from when she was on the Oprah Show.
Lysa is an amazing woman of God who knows what good can come from saying "Yes" to God.
Next, we heard the testimony of
Renee Swope. Her story is one that many of us can identify with. Maybe we are that person or we know that person, but she's a woman of God who has gone through many personal life struggles including her parents divorcing when she was 2 years old, depression, alcohol abuse, self-image issues, and trying to find love and appreciation through others (and not rely on God). Through it all, Renee is a woman of God who now relies on God each and everyday and never forgets what it took to get where she is now.
Next, we heard
Jason Catron sing. Wow, he can
sing!
Ok,
Ok, and last but certainly not least,
Kate Gosselin...she was wonderful. She told her story - if you ever watch
Jon & Kate Plus 8, you've heard some of their story - their fertility issues, the twins, the fertility treatments that led to the babies being conceived, the bed rest at 7 weeks, the loss of the 7
th baby, the hospital bed rest starting at 20 weeks, the birth of the babies at almost 30 weeks and the miracles that the babies are today - healthy 4.5 year
olds who were born early with no health issues to speak of.
Miracles. That is the word that was resoundingly Kate's throughout the night (she spoke for almost 2 hours). Jon and Kate had to rely on God to perform his miracles in their lives because there would be no other way. When Kate began bed rest, she received a call from Jon that he'd lost his job. They somehow were able to make it through the pregnancy with no income. Kate told a few stories about some miracles God made happen when they had no money. That in and of itself was sobering - not to mention the 8 kids surrounding them during that struggle. Through it all, they have come out on top, but they thank God everyday for the miracles that He did in them, for them and through them. She travels the country now (when she can) speaking about the Love of God that can get you through the most difficult of situations.
I only took a few pictures of Kate (but you should have seen how the church lit up with everyone snapping pics of her after she sat down on stage!!! there were at least 3,000 flashes going off for a solid 5 minutes!!) but mostly I tried to do videos (I got 3). Caitlin LOVES Jon & Kate Plus 8 and she made me promise that I'd take videos of Kate for her.
So, here are the pics:
Here are the videos: (
please pause the music at the bottom of my blog first)
In order:
1) Kate talking about getting through the pregnancy with no income;
2) Kate talking about getting through bed rest and relying on God for strength;
3) Kate answering a question during the end of the show when audience questions were answered...the question was, "What are Kate's favorite things (that make her mommy life more manageable)"?
Hope you enjoyed the recap :)
Love,
Amanda
