Ladies Luncheon

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Yesterday afternoon, I hosted a ladies luncheon for our church, and had the honor of having author, Lisa M. Buske, come and speak about her new book, Where's Heidi?  One Sister's Journey.

The tables were decorated for spring, even though it was a cold and dreary day.
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 The ladies had lots of wonderful fellowship.
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 We heard a wonderful message on how God can turn tragedy into triumph.
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Up until this point, I had only met Lisa a couple of times and most of our communication has been online.  I knew that we had a lot of things in common, so it was nice to spend a good chunk of time with her yesterday.

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 Lisa's husband and daughter came too and spent the day with Dan and Emily.  They hit it off immediately and had a great time too.  

 What a wonderful way to spend a Saturday!  I'd encourage you to check out Lisa's book on Amazon, or through her website, which is listed on my sidebar.  You will be blessed!

Comments

  1. AnonymousApril 14, 2013 at 10:45 AM

    Looks like you all had a blessed time, xx

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  2. Lisa M. BuskeApril 14, 2013 at 2:20 PM

    Terri,

    Thank you for inviting me to share with the ladies of your church and neighboring churches. It was a blessed afternoon for sure. My cheeks hurt from laughing and enjoying the fellowship before and after my time of sharing. Your hospitality was wonderful and we have great memories of our time together. I look forward to doing it again. :)

    Hugs and thanks to all the women that joined us for the day too! You were an encouragement to me. :)

    Lisa M Buske
    http://LisaMBuske.com

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    1. TerriApril 14, 2013 at 3:12 PM

      It was my pleasure! I heard lots of great comments today from the different ladies at how much you blessed us yesterday and Dan prayed for you as part of our prayer and praise time today. It was fun and I know Dan really enjoyed getting to know Ed and Emily keeps saying, "I wish Mary could have slept over." lol So overall, it was a great day!

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