It started with...

{a book}

Authentic Beauty reshaped my thinking and challenged me to become a beautiful reflection of my King of Kings!

Marlyn Hickey once said, "Books are missionaries, they work even while you are sleeping." I would say that this book has been a missionary~ impacting many around the world.

Here are a couple excerpts from the book:

"My standards for integrity should be measured not against the world around me or even against Christian leaders, but only against Jesus' brilliant, flawless righteousness."

"A lily does not try to resemble or imitate the thorns around her. There is a marked difference between a lily and the thorns that surround the lily. It is not from being around un-Christlike people or influences that our sanctuary is compromised; it is from allowing those un-Christlike people or influences affect how we think or act or think. {Song of Solomon 2:2}"

"Are we changing the world? Or is the world changing us?"

"Choosing to give God the pen of our lives is not just a one time prayer that produces instant answers to all of life's dilemmas. It is a lifestyle."

"A pure heart is one to which all that is not of God is strange and jarring."

"It is not a matter of doing our best for Him, but of Christ being His best in us. All that He is in all that we are. We can never have more...and need never enjoy less!"

After devouring this book I saw a web site which led me to the world of Eric and Leslie Ludy. A world were Jesus was the center where the Bravehearted Gospel was declared where Warrior Poets were created full of purity and chivalry~ full of God!

I came to know and respect their walk with the Lord and there genuine surrender to His call. I enjoyed seeing as each precious new bundle came into their life...Hudson {the rescuer}, Sweet little Harper, Baby Kip, and Darling Avonlea. As I rambling around www.setapartgirl.com I came across a link to a Set Apart Girl conference set in the magnificent mountains of Colorado. I knew that if I went my life and thoughts would be dramatically altered and that this conference would draw me even closer to Him.

A couple weeks later I asked my dearest friends Valerie and Felicia {if you two read this correct me if I get anything wrong...he he} if they would like to come with me to a conference for girls about live a sold out, set-apart existence for Him. After hearing their excitement and how this book Authentic Beauty effected their lives individually {which is a whole wonderful story in itself} we three decided to embark on the journey to this Set Apart Weekend...