Jul. 23, 2009 - Christian Families at the Crossroads

Last weekend we were blessed to be able to attend our second Christian Families at the Crossroads conference. Our family took the 12 hour drive to Georgia back in February for the first one so when we found out that there would be another conference in Ohio and so much closer to our home we decided to go again.  Geoff and Victoria Botkin and their seven children all spoke about the challenges and triumphs of the Christian life. 


Friday evening they had a special surprise for us.  Having just been at the Reformation 500 the weekend before Anna Sofia & Elizabeth Botkin along with several other "friends from history" donned their reenactor's dress and told us their stories.  While each reenactor encouraged us with their stories, Elizabeth's character, Anne Boleyn, had us spellbound.  It was very touching and I realized I didn't know as much about her as I should.  Which really makes me want to study more about the lives of the reformers throughout history.  You can go to Visionary Daughters to see a close up of their outfits and to learn more about their characters.


While we were encouraged and challenged by all the talks given, my girls have been especially blessed by Anna Sofia and Elizabeth's talks.  In picture above, Mr. Botkin is introducing his daughters before their talk. I would say that these two ladies, as well as the rest of their family, are truly modern day reformers.


I especially like this picture of Anna Sofia and Mr. Botkin.  She had us all laughing several times.


This picture reminds me that while we can laugh and have fun as Christians the battle we face is real and serious.


Victoria Botkin gave an encouraging talk to the mothers about teaching and training your children for God's glory.  She has made a CD set called Curriculum Advice, I highly recommend it.  I was able to chat with her after the conference was over and thanked her for taking the time to make that CD, she told me she just wanted to do what she could to encourage homeschool moms because they are her heros!  


Another part of attending these conferences are the wonderful times of fellowship with the other attendees.  Here my husband, Rob, is getting to visit with some old and new friends.  We were able to have meals with several families and enjoy even more time together.  Like Breezy said in her post we wish it could have lasted all week.   Just think in heaven we won't have to say goodbye.  You can go to Breezy and Emily Rose's blogs for more pictures and some notes from the conference.

Here are the links to their posts. (I will add more links as they plan on posting more about it)

Emily Rose's 1st post,  2nd post
Breezy Tulip's 1st post,  2nd post,  3rd post,  4th post

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