Women's Coffeehouse 2009

Every year, our church holds a Women's Coffeehouse. It's a time for all the women in the church, from all congregations and walks of life, to gather together in fellowship, to encourage one another, and to hear how the Lord has been working in the lives of a few different women over the past few years. When we first started the coffeehouse it was with just a small group of maybe 30 of us. We outgrew the original part of our building and since the addition wasn't finished yet, we held the event at off-site locations. Last year was the first time in 2 or 3 years that we were finally able to meet back at the main church. Last night saw the 2nd coffeehouse in the building addition and as usual, we were bursting at the seams. It was so encouraging to be with all of my sisters, albeit emotionally challenging at times as well!








Trying my hand at some artistic shots...no flash=a lot of blurred photos, but I think I got a few good ones.

Shaly was the host for the evening. As always, she did an amazing job!











Trying to get some crowd shots...
















We were blessed to listen to some amazing special music. These ladies were wonderful!










Shannon Erickson sharing her story of trials and victory









Sue Nelson shares about how a new-found faith in God turned the lives of both her and her husband completely upside down
































































I'm not really sure what was happening here, but it looked really entertaining from where I was standing :-)











Mid-program raffle















Jill Cornell shares with us the pain of infertility and the joy of adopting twin baby girls, Nora and Lily. I'm fairly certain there was not a dry eye in the house at this point!
















Liz shares how God has helped her let go of her control and put it all in His hands
















"Carried to the Table," by Leeland. Once again, the women who blessed us with their musical talents were absolutely amazing.