Gwen Damlo from KNDR, Carol Kent and myself. |
She went on to tell us about the reality of living "a new kind of normal" that included not only her son's conviction but his sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Honestly, I had a tough time comprehending how a devout Christian could carry out such a horrendous act but one would have to know the whole story to understand why he did. He thought he was protecting his young stepdaughters from further abuse by their biological father. Jason's actions affected every person in his family and after he was convicted the story of the naval officer's crime spread like wildfire and was even the subject of a Dateline episode.
Carol says her son knows what he did was wrong. At the time he was putting himself above God, making an idol out of himself by thinking it was solely up to him to protect his family.
Throughout her new way of life, Carol says she had to make six important choices if she wanted to continue living the way God wanted her to despite her circumstances.
Her six choices include:
- Choose life
- Choose trust
- Choosing vulnerability
- Choose gratitude
- Choose forgiveness
- Choose positive, purposeful action
The conference continued the next day and after a wonderful time of fellowship with other attendees during breakfast, everyone joined in on an upbeat praise and worship time. Carol continued to teach and shared with us many life stories, lessons and testimonies. Her talks were based on two of her books, "Six Essentials of Spiritual Authenticity " and "Becoming a Woman of Influence: Making a Lasting Impact on Others."
Carol Kent taking time to talk to a conference attendee |
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2 comments:
Cari I wanted to come so badly I could taste it. Her book left an impression in my mind for a long time after I read it. We unfortunately had a very busy weekend. It was our ND wedding reception for Scott and Beth. It was a huge affair with around 250 guests total for both events. We had a christian program complete with hymn singing in the Legion hall I know some people there from the community do not often sing hymns! Then we had a 15 piece orchestra from Minot who played backup for Myron Floren yers ago they played in the old city hall that we scrubbed and cleaned and decorated for days ahead. it was non alcoholic. We brought in ice water that is all the beverage we provided. It was a great eve but I missed Bismarck! Have not heard one word on B Moore coming even though I have asked so who knows? It is all in God's hands as to timing. We had 21 people for Sun lunch and I still have company this week it is just so busy! Our son officially will be a full time farmer now having quit line work so looking forward to getting some much needed projects done around here. Still have in mind to have you come sometime for a cart ride so don't be surprised some day if I don't extend an invite! Have a great day in the Lord!
Hi Betty - thanks so much for sharing about your amazing weekend! Glad to hear everything went so well for you! Still praying for Beth Moore to come here and also looking forward to her simulcast next month! Hope you are having a blessed week!
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