Determining God's heart for us...

Posted by Sarah Gerald

I went to the mall yesterday with my mom. We passed a newsstand that had two stacks of newspapers. One stack had a sign that said, “Good news, 50 cents.” The other stack had a sign that said, “Bad news, half a dollar.”

In a world where lies, deceit, unfaithfulness, discouragement, depression, and heartbreak run rampant, it is understandable why it is so difficult for us to truly grasp how immensely God loves us. Our hearts have been so desensitized to what true love is, we can hardly recognize it, and harder still, accept it when it is freely given. One of my favorite scriptures in the Bible is Ephesians 3:16-19:

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100 Days of Prayer (29 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for women to make divine connections during the conference.

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PureLife Fashion Show Details

Posted by Anonymous

Hi ladies! Here's a reminder for those of you who are local and would like to participate in the fashion show. I'm including general details below and will forward you specifics if you email and let me know you're interested. Can't wait to see all of you beautiful women on stage! Here's what you need to know:

The fashion show will take place during the morning talk show on Saturday, the 25th at 10 and will last approximately 15 minutes. Expect to arrive early for hair and make-up.
The fashion show is being sponsored by Jennifer Durazzo of John Casablancas, and run by their promotions manager, Charity.
There will be 3 rehearsals: Friday, Sept. 3rd, Friday, Sept. 17th, and another date TBD during the week before the conference.
All meetings and rehearsals will take place at John Casablancas in Cary (601 Cascade Pointe Lane, Ste. 103)
We're looking for models of all ages, looks and sizes, so tell your friends! We also need pairs of best friends, mother/daughter and sisters, if possible. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!
John Casablancas is also arranging a photo shoot for all of our models and will be handling hair and make-up, all at no charge to us!!
We are working to finalize the clothing sponsor.
If you have not officially signed up as a volunteer, please do so now by clicking this link.

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Aug. 24th Email Update

Posted by Anonymous

Here's a copy of our most recent eblast. If you're not receiving them, be sure to click the "Weekly PureLife Email Updates" button in our sidebar.

Special Guest: Chelsea Terwilliger

We are thrilled to have Chelsea Terwilliger joining us for our PureLife Live Talk Show on Saturday morning. You don't want to miss her remarkable testimony. Chelsea is a young woman with a message. It is a message of hope and redemptive love that touches the hearts of women in a transforming way. Her candid approach to the world in which we live and her firm conviction that every woman can live victoriously in it is inspirational. As she unfolds her personal story of tragedy and triumph you will laugh, cry and rejoice in the hope you find growing in your own heart. Chelsea resides in Jacksonville, FL with her husband Eric Terwilliger, who is Executive Pastor, and their daughter Madison. She served teenagers for 10 years as a youth minister and is now currently Creative Arts Director at Southpoint Community Church.

Register and Win an Amazing Gift

Every woman who registers is automatically entered to win TWO beautiful David Yurman bracelets provided by our sponsor, Fink's Jewelers and selected by Lynette Lewis just for you. Visit our blog for more details and register soon. This awesome gift could be yours!

You+1

Don't come to PureLife alone, bring a girlfriend (or two). When you register with a friend, you will both save $10 each. Visit the website and select the "You+1" option for more details.

Wednesday is Friendsday

We giveaway prizes EVERY WEEK online. Visit the PureLife blog or follow us on twitter for details. This week: one of two books by Holly Wagner!

On The PureLife Blog: "PureLife is For You if..." Stop by and leave a comment.

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100 Days of Prayer (30 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for women to make the investment in PureLife.

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Register & Win

Posted by Anonymous

When we say we have great gifts for you, we mean it! Our sponsors have showered us with amazing surprises to share with you and we can't wait to see the look on your faces when you take them home.

A team-favorite is a special gift we received from our friends at Fink's Jewelers. Thanks to their generosity, one of you lovely ladies will walk away with these two beautiful David Yurman bracelets, which Lynette selected just for you (an $850 value!).

Winning is easy. All you have to do is register, and you're automatically entered to win!

The winner will be announced during the conference, and Fink's has also provided a very useful gift for everyone who attends. So, what are you waiting for? Register now and don't forget to bring a friend!

Click on the images for additional information on the bracelets. Special thanks to Fink's Jewelers of Southpoint for sponsoring PureLife 2010.

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100 Days of Prayer (31 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for the safety of those driving to PureLife.

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100 Days of Prayer (32 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for a renewed sense of hope in our attendees.

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A Dream Portrait

Posted by Karen Lane

When I was asked to throw in my $.02 on the PureLife blog, and found that one ot the topics is Live Your Dreams, I knew it was a no-brainer to introduce Eleatta Diver to the reading audience. Eleatta personifies the topic. So in order to give myself a creative challenge I have imposed a restriction upon myself. I will attempt to refrain from using any form of the word i-n-s-p-i-r-e in this post. This will be a feat something akin to playing the baby shower game in which you cannot utter the word c-u-t-e or you will have your tiny plastic clothespin mercilessly stripped from your lapel. The person with the most clothespins at the end is, of course, the winner. I actually fared pretty well the last time I played, but if you know Eleatta, you will know that this is the more daunting exploit. If I succeed you owe me a door prize of 6 ounces of dark chocolate - Valrhona 72% will be fine.

Eleatta had been a pastor's wife and home schooling mother of 5 for many years before she went back to teaching art in a private Christian school in Durham, NC. Her life was already plenty full and busy when she attended a meeting in which she was challenged by Lynette Lewis to put her talents to use and pursue the dreams God had placed in her. She began producing her own fresh, unique artwork, including two series which revolve around dreams.

The Dream Series is an ongoing series of paintings that are "parables in paint." They explore the stages of human hopes, dreams, aspirations and desires.

Durham Dreams is a body of work that consists of what Eleatta calls "Dream Portraits". Twelve individuals who have played a role in the rebuilding of the city of Durham over the last 15-20 years are being interviewed and asked their dream for Durham. Their dreams are being painted onto canvas, exhibited and sold with proceeds going to help fund economic relief to a needy area in Durham.

From Eleatta's mind:

Favorite quote -

Well, I'd have to say, "Better late than never!"

Favorite artist -

John Singer Sargent, Gustav Klimt

Best book you've read lately -

The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp

Blogs you follow -

Seth Godin and Today's Creative Blog

What is your dream?

My dream is to use my art to inspire (ha! - thought you had me there didn't you, but I'm merely quoting) people to puruse their dreams.

How was that dream stirred up in you?

Lynette Lewis' powerful message.

How does the creative process work for you?

For me, a creative thought is like a living, moving thing. It has a life of its wn and as I allow it to move around from sketchbook to canvas, I always keep in mind that it is alive. I let it move and wiggle; I take care to watch it and care for it and let it have the air it needs to breathe. I allow it to morph and grow as it pleases.

One piece of advice or insight that changed your life-

Never stop learning, growing, and expanding yourself.

I recently saw this quote on Eleatta's facebook wall and thought it summed up her passion pretty well: "When I stand before God at the end of my life. I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything You gave me'." ~Erma Bombeck

Look for Eleatta's inspiring (oh, drat) work when you join us at PureLife 2010, and to see more, go to http://www.eleatta.com/ and http://www.eleatta.blogspot.com/.

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Karen Lane is a wife, mother, and lifestyle photographer in the Raleigh area and beyond. You can visit her on the web at Karen Lane Photography.

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100 Days of Prayer (33 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for provision for our scholarship applicants.

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100 Days of Prayer (34 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for friendships to be restored.

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100 Days of Prayer (35 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for PureLife to go viral.

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Do You Believe in the Burger King God?

Posted by Caroline Collie

When Life Shakes Things Up, Do You Believe in the Burger King God?

I’ve begun to notice a little pattern lately. And I’m aware that sometimes things we call “patterns” or “issues” are just plain old sin. But let’s speak kindly and just say pattern.

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100 Days of Prayer (36 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for our attendees to experience spirtual awakening.

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Hearing from Holly Wagner

Posted by Anonymous

We are more than honored to have Holly Wagner joining us. She is an amazing gift to the body of Christ, and we are so blessed to have her as the key note speaker for PureLife 2010.

Holly and her husband, Philip, are co-pastors of Oasis Christian Fellowship in Los Angeles. Through their women’s ministry, GodChicks, "Holly seeks to blow the lid off the boxes that women have sometimes put themselves in and encourages women to be the amazing, world-changing champions they were made to be."

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100 Days of Prayer (37 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray against opposition.

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Wednesday is FriendsDay

Posted by Anonymous

Tell us about special moments with a friend and you could win!

Every WednesDay is FriendsDay on the PureLife blog. You talk to us about friendship and we give you the chance to win great prizes! This week, we want to hear about some special moments you've shared with great friends! The Prize This Week: Your choice of Daily Steps for God Chicks: The 90-Day Devotional for Real Women by our keynote speaker, Holly Wagner or GodChicks and the Men They Love by Holly and Philip Wagner. Here's how to enter:

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100 Days of Prayer (38 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray that PureLife will be a refuge for souls.

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100 Days of Prayer (39 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for the businesses sponsoring and supporting PureLife.

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100 Days of Prayer (40 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for women to surrender to the Lord during the conference.

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100 Days of Prayer (41 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for deep healing during the conference.

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100 Days of Prayer (42 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for freedom for the women attending the conference.

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100 Days of Prayer (43 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for our Vendor Director, Katrina Damon.

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God doesn't call the equipped...

Posted by Sarah Gerald

Our present circumstances always seem to have a way to help us forget the truth of what is at work in us. My campus minister Heather told me a quote one day and I will never forget it. She said, "God does not called the equipped, but He equips the called." This statement was so profound to me when I first heard it. As a matter of fact, it still has as much affect on me now.

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100 Days of Prayer (44 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for our scholarship applicants.

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100 Days of Prayer (45 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for wisdom for the planning team and volunteers.

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100 Days of Prayer (46 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for salvations.

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100 Days of Prayer (47 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for our host church, King's Park International Church.

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100 Days of Prayer (48 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please prayer for fun :-).

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100 Days of Prayer (49 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for a time of rest and relaxation.

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100 Days of Prayer (50 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for dormant dreams to come alive!

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100 Days of Prayer (51 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for an atmosphere of expectation.

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100 Days of Prayer (52 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for clarity and wisdom for our attendees.

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100 Days of Prayer (53 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for our volunteers.

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100 Days of Prayer (54 Days Until PureLife)

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks so much for joining us in prayer. Here is the next request:

Please pray for a time of personal discovery.

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