#influenceconf - Or the Weekend That Blew Me Away

It is 10:09 Pacific time and I am finally laying in my own bed for the first time in several days. 
I had a different post written and scheduled for this morning. But I've changed my mind about sharing it right away.
I feel like the words need to sink in. The truth needs to fill in my soul. Jesus needs to show me his heart. The thoughts need to ruminate.
I cannot even tell you the joy it brought me to talk about Jesus and blogging and grace all weekend with women I respect and admire. I got to hug gals I have "known" on the internet for a long time, and gals I hadn't known before, but can't wait to check out their blog.
All I can say for sure, at this very second, is that all of those girls are now my friends.
Not my internet friends, but my actual, real life friends.
Because as Jessi so gloriously put it this weekend, "The internet is real."