"That was the single most incredible weekend I have ever spent in my entire life!!!...I'm so excited about my new life in the Lord! ..The depression has all but left me and I've felt a peace about myself and my  life that I have not felt for a very long time. ..When I arrived home, although I was drained,...I unpacked, sorted my things and put everything away..., Ordinarily, I would have left everything packed up for several weeks and gone straight to bed for a number of days...so that in itself is a miracle....I called my Mom to tell her about the weekend and how sorry I was for having held a grudge against her and my Father...We both cried and asked forgiveness of one another...that was a liberating thing! ...Thank you for being who you are, I could not have released my secrets and pain to anyone if I had felt there was any spirit of judgment there."

 
"For the first time in 2 years, I felt that I was surrounded by people who actually understood my brokenness, and fought for my healing.  Tonight I will be dancing in our studio's dance recital.  Before last weekend, I struggled so much with my dance.  It is such a vulnerable place for me, and a place I didn't want to share with anyone,  I felt unworthy to come before the Lord and offer Him anything.  But today I stand redeemed and free.  I count it a blessing to offer the Lord my dance, as a sacrifice of worship to Him...As I take the stage,, this will be my first time ever really sharing my heart through dance, especially in front of anyone.  And as I pour myself before a God so beyond me, I will take each of you with me, and I will dance in our freedom.
 
I want to say a special thanks to the precious ladies who served us...I have never met a group of women so lovely, not only to us but to each other as well."
 
 
"I love all of you and felt a bond with you unlike anything else I had ever experienced.  I have never spent that much time with women and there not be some type of pettiness that showed up.  It was amazing to watch you all minister and worship together and witness the love and friendship that you have with one another....Also, I can't explain the peace I have from forgiving others and from breaking those unholy bonds.  I've always been known for having a horrible temper and it really didn't take a lot for me to become angry.  That seems gone.  Yes, I get frustrated or aggravated but not red-hot mad or at least I haven't yet.  It has felt like I was so angry at the people in my life at that time - including my own family - and now that  that debt has been canceled and paid in full I don't have that always bubbling up to the surface....I really do feel like I'm finally able to praise the Lord without holding anything back."