my first prayer retreat with Keona
Keona and I have "mommy and me" mentoring times at home, but it has been on my heart all year for her and I to go on a prayer retreat together.
This year we decided to go be a part of the Children's Equipping Center in Kansas City. We arrived around noon yesterday and will leave tomorrow morning. How can I describe the beauty of the time we have shared together? Perhaps from Keona's own words.
"Mommy, God has my name written on His hand!" (spoken after her first children's small group)
"I love it!!! But mommy, you should have put an 'in' after the cross symbol so it would read 'Jesus is in Keona Grace Chole.'" (About the gift I prepared for her, a Bible with her name engraved next to a cross).
"But mommy, can't I dance for just 1 more song???" (Keona said this after ONE HOUR of twirling, leaping, jumping, and dancing with the other children at the back of the prayer room during worship.)
"And now I can do other people's nails!" (After I gave her my second gift this afternoon--her first manicure set complete with mommy painting her nails for the first time. I chose a clear polish with purple and pink sparkles.)
"Yes, God did tell me something."
"Oh, what my love?" I asked.
"He said, 'I'm your best Friend.'" (While we were filling out the evaluation form questionnaire which asked if we heard anything from God during our visit.)
Joy--overflowing...for this mommy with pink sparkly toe nails.
This year we decided to go be a part of the Children's Equipping Center in Kansas City. We arrived around noon yesterday and will leave tomorrow morning. How can I describe the beauty of the time we have shared together? Perhaps from Keona's own words.
"Mommy, God has my name written on His hand!" (spoken after her first children's small group)
"I love it!!! But mommy, you should have put an 'in' after the cross symbol so it would read 'Jesus is in Keona Grace Chole.'" (About the gift I prepared for her, a Bible with her name engraved next to a cross).
"But mommy, can't I dance for just 1 more song???" (Keona said this after ONE HOUR of twirling, leaping, jumping, and dancing with the other children at the back of the prayer room during worship.)
"And now I can do other people's nails!" (After I gave her my second gift this afternoon--her first manicure set complete with mommy painting her nails for the first time. I chose a clear polish with purple and pink sparkles.)
"Yes, God did tell me something."
"Oh, what my love?" I asked.
"He said, 'I'm your best Friend.'" (While we were filling out the evaluation form questionnaire which asked if we heard anything from God during our visit.)
Joy--overflowing...for this mommy with pink sparkly toe nails.
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posted by alicia britt chole at
4:42 PM
4 Comments:
What a blessed time--you will remember this forever. What a Godly legacy you are leaving for your girl. Warms and blesses my heart.
Loved this. The timing is perfect as yesterday at church we had a guest speaker teaching on becoming like a child again.
Thank you.
And I received your book, workbook and a CD from a precious friend who recently attended your Radiant Conference. I'm already blessed by the insights you are sharing in the book and the questions in the workbook. Thankful for your ministry!
Thank you so much for sharing transparently. It sounds like you and Keona had a creative, wonderful time. My daughter and I also attended our first mother/daughter conference this summer (she is seven). While it was a very nice experience, my daughter was happy in her own little world, and I was at a loss as to how to connect with her. I see now that I may have been trying to connect on too "mature" a level. Hmmm... Hoping & praying differently now--thanks for the refreshment!
Does your daughter attend Gloria Deo?
Just curious... I thought I saw you there. My kids started there this year. :) Melinda
marvandmelinda@yahoo.com
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