Glo-rious news, glo girls! Now we have the perfect place to gather and glo 24/7!!  Introducing the Glo Girl Blog!

No matter where you live, no matter what your schedule or time zone may be, no matter whether you’re a morning person or a night owl, and no matter whether you’re stylin’ in your jeans or chillin’ in your jammies, this is your invitation to come hang out with me, two of your favorite Priority staff glo girls, Emily Ryan and Jan Hart, and glo girls from all around the country at the Glo Girl Blog.

Truth is, we’re a lot like you. Busy. So maybe you’re wondering why we would add one more thing – blogging – to our already full plates ... well ... because ... we’re a lot like you. Busy. And as we all know, busyness is the #1 thing that gets in the way of what should be the #1 thing:

Thus, the Glo Girl Blog is dedicated to busy girls everywhere who love the Lord and really, really want to give Him glory and priority. Think of it as our own little Glo Girl community where we gather to encourage one another to give Him glory and priority in the great, big middle of our very busy lives.

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If you enjoy You Glo, Girl!, you’re going to love the Glo Girl Blog. So come hang out with me on the blog, and let’s get to know each other better as we encourage one another to glorify God and give Him priority 24/7!

Your sister,

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Event Photos

Glo Girl Conference, Sagemont Church, Houston, TX

We’re still praising God for the fun we had and the sweet ladies we met at our first-ever Glo Girl Conference! You can relive the fun with us through these fabulous pictures!

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Welcome Glo Girls! We’ve been waiting for you!	Glo-rious time of worship with Bill Cole and the praise team.	Theresa Buckner & Mary Burnett -- our conference leaders.
The amazing Lisa Pierre – that girl can SING!	Jan Silvious says it’s time to write a new story!	Laurie’s question for the weekend: Are you a disciple?
Glo girls taking a break and enjoying the snacks.	With so many awesome resources, it’s hard to make a choice!	We love these younger glo girls – Abigail, Blaire & Bonnie.
A rare sight at the conference – a glo... boy? That’s Mike Buehrer on sound.	Laurie with some of our glo sisters from Stone Bridge Church in The Woodlands.	What better way to end the weekend than by truly glo-ing – with glo bracelets!

Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, California Women’s Retreat

What a blessing it was for Shanda and Laurie to be with the women of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, California for their Women’s Retreat on Sept. 30-Oct. 2! Thanks to all of the Calvary Chapel gals – especially Lisa Hibbs and Judi McDaniels – for inviting us to be with you again for another anointed, life-changing event!

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Warrior Princess: Join the Battle! With a theme and artwork like that, they had over 200 women on their retreat waiting list!	Laurie with Lisa Hibbs aka: Pastor’s wife, Women’s Ministry Leader, loving, funny, warm, and one of the most encouraging, godly women you’ll ever meet.	If it looks like Laurie had a great time teaching at the Calvary Chino Hills Retreat, that’s because SHE DID!
Worship! Quiet time on the beach. The perfect retreat activity in the perfect place.
Judi McDaniels: OK, we know she won’t like this picture, but we SO LOVE Judi and her gift for organizing and overseeing millions of retreat details. A leader extraordinaire, Judi loves God and His Word – two more reasons why we love her.	Lindsy Morton: She’s not just the cutest worship leader ever, she’s also AMAZING! See for yourself.	These 3 sweet gals represent 3 of the many, MANY reasons why we love Calvary Chapel Chino Hills so much!

The Rock Church, San Diego, California, Women’s Retreat

Thank you Karen Stevens and Teresa Holderby (Women’s Ministry Co-Leaders) for inviting Laurie to speak once again at The Rock Church Women’s Retreat on August 19-21! And thank you God, for blessing that retreat with many women publicly professing Jesus as their Savior at that retreat!  To God be the glory, great things He did that weekend!

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You know how you usually arrive at a retreat? Exhausted. But when you pull into the retreat center and these gals greet you . . .  exhaustion gone, energized ON!	What’s the secret of a Spirit-led, Spirit-anointed, God-blessed retreat? Prayer! Thank you prayer team!	Karen Stevens (right), Women’s Ministry Co-Director, prays with one of the many women she ministered to that weekend. Karen, thank you for your strong, faithful leadership and for your soft, tender heart.
And this is Teresa Holderby (right) who co-directs the Women’s Ministry with Karen. Now can you see now why God is using them in such a mighty way? Teresa, we love you! Rockin’ worship with the women of The Rock! The theme of the retreat was The God of New Beginnings: From Bitter to Sweet. Wonderful theme! Laurie’s text for the weekend was one of her favorite books: Ruth (and we’re pretty sure many women that weekend discovered it was one of their favorites, too). Icing on the retreat cake: Bill! This is the second women’s retreat this year where he’s been invited to sing, and Laurie says it always makes her teach better.

Need a speaker (or singer) for your women’s event or retreat? Contact us now to check Laurie’s (and Bill’s) availability.                                                                                                        

No Room
by Emily Ryan, Executive Editor 

It’s only October, and I’m sure you’ve noticed that retail stores already have their Christmas displays up. It used to bother me, but I’ve since realized that I’m just as guilty for jump-starting the holidays as they are. I’m already gathering ideas on what to buy my family for Christmas; I’m already working on Christmas-themed articles for our church magazine; and my husband is already working on our Christmas services at church.

And it’s still over ten weeks away!

So lately, as I’ve been thinking about the upcoming holidays and how it’s always a challenge to keep Christ as the center of Christmas, this familiar verse has come to mind: “And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” Luke 2:7 KJV

No room. You’ve probably thought about that inn keeper just like I have. You may have even heard him mentioned in a sermon or two as someone who “missed Christmas.”

“How sad…” the sermon begins. “If that inn keeper had only known that it was Jesus, the long awaited Messiah, who needed a room that night, might he have found room for Mary and Joseph?” And then the preacher gives a stern warning to all who are listening that if we’re not careful, there won’t be room for Christ in our Christmas season either. And we’re convicted. And we try better. And we make it a point to honor Christ on His birthday. “No Room” sermon = success!

But then I came across this verse today and it changed my whole thinking. To me, it is one of the saddest verses in the whole Bible:  “In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.” Psalm 10:4 NIV

Yes, it’s sad that there was no room in the inn for baby Jesus on the miraculous day of His birth. Yes, it’s sad that some people get so caught up in the hustle and bustle of Christmas that they don’t even honor Christ on His birthday.

But what’s even sadder is that, for some people, there is no room for God even in their thoughts!

Here's where Laurie will be going and glo-ing soon.  Please pray.  Thanks!

And let’s face it, sometimes there is no room for God even in our own thoughts. We get side-tracked with doubt, distractions and Self to the point where God’s truth falls to the wayside. If Satan can get you to think about anything but God, he’s won. Your mind truly is a battlefield, and the only way to win is to filter every thought through God’s Word.

“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV

Is there room in your thoughts for God? If there’s room in your thoughts for Christ now, there will be plenty of room in your manger for Christ later.

Emily

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Priority Prayer Points
by Nancy Campbell, Prayer Director

Join us in thanking God for a fabulous Glo Girl Conference! Pray for the ladies at the conference who became new believers and those who chose to become devoted disciples instead of casual Christians. Pray that God would use the Glo Girl Blog  as His tool to minister to more women on a regular basis. Email your request to Nancy

Gotta Glo

Your Priority sisters,

Laurie Cole, Pam Henderson, Shanda Stiles, Jan Hart,
Stephanie Cole, Nancy Campbell, Emily Ryan, and Mary Burnett
Priority Ministries Staff