#influenceconf - "you are not the hero of your story"

Just a week ago I was in Indy at the Influence Conference. I'm still processing so much of the conference. I loved participating in the market, the speakers and workshops deeply stirred my heart, and I was able to spend sweet quality time with new friends and old.

Out of the entire time there, I think that the sentence that is most etched into my soul was spoken by Ellen during her workshop: "You are not the hero of your story."  I was so freed by those words - to be reminded that I am loved & known by Jesus and my words are a vessel to bring Him glory.  Always.  I was reminded that God gives us our passions, so pursuing them is nothing but the act of glorifying Him. Oh, and Ellen, you have a new stalker admirer. I was, and am, so extremely inspired by you and the hero of your story.

I'm still a bit overwhelmed (even after the fact) by the entire experience and I haven't fully unpacked my mind.  I'm grateful to have been covered with inspiration and wisdom and ideas and truth.  And I sure was glad to come home to my littles - as much as it was so good for me to get away, 4 days was entirely too long to be away from them.  We'll be spending this weekend celebrating Evyn's 1st birthday - I'm at a loss as to how this is happening already.