Time Out for Women & Girls

On Saturday I spent the day with these two fantastic granddaughters. We attended the "Time out for women & girls" event at the Phoenix convention center. It was such an awesome event that was put on by Deseret Book , it featured artists and speakers who were phenomenal. I picked the girls up at 7:30 am and we headed for downtown Phoenix. When we arrived the ballroom was filled with chairs and we got primo seats in the middle on an isle so , we had no one right in front of us. We met some old friends Angie and her daughter Sarah who sat by us and we got ready for a fun filled day.

When the event started all the presenters came up on stage and introduced themselves:

Abe Mills, Hillary Weeks , Cheri Call, John Hilton , & Jenny Frogley

Laurel Christensen was the MC and a presenter.

*Abe Mills is a member of the musical group Jericho Road. I have been a fan of theirs since I first saw them at BYU 5 or 6 years ago. He has also starred on stage and television.

* Hillary Weeks started writing songs at 14 and just released her 6th Album. She has won many awards from the faith centered music awards.

*Cheri Call was raised in Mesa and has been performing since she was "3". She has been honored with several Pearl Awards from the Faith centered Music Association.

* John Hilton is a graduate of BYU and earned his masters from Harvard University. He is the author of multiple publications and is a much sought after motivational speaker. He was so much fun to listen to..he uses humor and wit to get his point across and he was awesome.

*Jenny Frogley is one of the premier vocalists in the Rocky Mountain Region, she sang for the torch lightening ceremony at the 2002 Olympics and has opened for Ray Charles and Gladys Knight. She has produced and written for several artists and performed all over the world.

*Laurel Christensen is the Director of Entertainment for Deseret Book & general manager for "Time out for women" as well as a producer of such groups as Jericho Road & The Forgotten Carols. Her inspirational talks are published on several CD's. She had such an amazing sense of humor and had everyone laughing all day.

The girls and I had such a fun day listening to the beautiful music and very inspirational words that were shared with us. What a glorious way to spend a Saturday.

After the event I took the girls out to dinner. such a great day .

Today I am going to go to 2 different wards to hear my grandchildren speak..What fun is that. . .