We spent Tuesday night through Saturday morning in Lakeland for our Annual Conference gathering. It was a really good conference in many ways, with a sweet spirit among those gathered and powerful inspiring worship.
Clergywomen Breakfast featured our friend, Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson as the main speaker. It was so good to hear her and her truth-telling again. I got to hear her with my covenant sisters.
We had some great delegates from CUMC at the meeting. Here are just 4 of our 9!
Clergy Session at First UMC Lakeland
Worship in Branscomb Auditorium of Florida Southern College
As the RIM leader, it was exciting to see this large class of ordinands - 18 - be affirmed on the floor of Annual Conference before the ordination service later in the week.
Grandparents picked up the munchkins on Friday at noon from childcare and took them to Sea World with their cousins. They all had a blast! The boys then spent the night and we picked them up on Saturday afternoon after conference. They had more fun on Saturday (after they woke up!) playing in the pool with their cousins.
