The Cherish conference was fabulous! It was a wonderful time of personal growth (and fun too).   In Her Shoes was the theme….. What is it like to walk in someone else’s shoes?  How many times do we think we know someone and we assume everything is just fine with them when really there is a whole other story going on behind the scenes? Or how many times do we just pass by someone that is in need or just looking for some sort of connection?   So many people out there are just looking for someone to empathize with them, to listen to them, to just understand what life is like in their shoes.  The only way I know to truly live like this it to live a life that is beyond myself.  To get my mind off myself and onto others.  Thinking of others, helping others, caring for others.  Just being good to people.  This obviously isn’t always easy to do.  It is a conscious effort.   But I believe it can make a difference not only in the lives of the people that you are helping but also in your own life.   You’ll find purpose and fulfillment and that is something we are all looking for.

Another thing I loved about the conference was that we got to really step in the shoes of others and help people that really need help.  Some of the awesome things we did as a group of women was : sponsor children through Compassion International, raise money to build a nursery wing for a children’s home in Uganda, and give away thousands of shoes to needy children.  It was really neat to see what a group of women can do together.