Deanna Doss Shrodes

Vicki Yohe and me...at Inspire '07 Speakers from Inspire Conference '07 Well, Inspire Conference is officially over now and I’m back in Tampa. What a time. It was life changing for so many reasons, many of which people would never understand, unless they were walking in my shoes. It was a prophetic weekend to say the least, and is setting the next level for me into motion, and bringing me into Kingdom connections that are needed for that. Above you can see my photo with Vicky Yohe, who was the worship leader for the conference. Awesome. Of course I’ve known of her ministry before in fact we hosted her at Northside a few years ago. (And – surprise – she’s getting ready to come back! I’m in the midst of setting it up with her right now….) But we really got a chance to spend some time together this weekend, talking, eating, talking about “next levels” in all of our lives. Also pictured above was our speaker team for the weekend. Left to right are Missy Monokian, conference h...

Well, my session was this morning and went well. I'm really hard on myself, so I'm always analyzing the heck out of whatever I do. Sometimes something can be a blockbuster and I don't even know it. They were responding well during the message and many talked to me afterwards to tell me how it impacted them. One group wants to buy the Intimate Woman books and make it study for their women's group. Always blesses me to hear that this is changing lives and marriages. Again, the whole morning was a class act from all these people working the Inspire Conference. They treat their guests like gold. You don't so much as have to carry your own Bible or even walk to your hotel room alone. Had lunch at a place called Salsa with Pastor Sandy and her leaders. And also Vicki and Teri Yohe. Had a WONDERFUL conversation about "next level" things that I'm going through right now and how to navigate these waters of growth and change. God knew I needed this, n...

Well, there's nothing like going to speak at a church or conference where they REALLY know how to do things. A place where there is an unmistakable mark of excellence upon everything. Somewhere where EVERYTHING has been thought of, and the man or woman of God is treated with the utmost of care that makes ministering with anointing and power so much easier! I've been to all kinds of places, with all kinds of people. I go whether they treat me with such care or not. I've slept in the Hyatt, and I've slept in what should be classified as a dump. I've been invited to something organized with precision, or something that ended up being chaotic. If I'm able to accomodate an invitation into my schedule, I do whether they treat me with such care or not. But when they do...oh MY. Well, Pastor Sandy Phinazee and Inspire Conference do it up right! Before I even arrived, they made sure every "i" was dotted and every "t" crossed. Upon arrival, their...

So, I had my message done for Inspire Conference and put it to rest and went on to other things. But as usual, as I'm winding down for the evening, God drops a few more things in my head and I yank it back out and start writing all over my "final" copy. I'll re-type with all the changes tomorrow and make another "final copy" so then I can write all over THAT one in my hotel room Thursday night. :-) Really the copy is never final. God adds things up til the last second, and then during. They have asked me to bring a message they heard me bring before at another conference...and I am. Only when I am asked to do this and I preach something the second, third, fourth (or even more) times, the Lord always tweaks it.  You'd think it would be easy...somebody hears a message, it totally resonates with them and they bring you in to their church/conference to bring that same specific message, so - what's so hard about this? Just pull the notes back out. We...

1) Levi's 2) The color pink 3) Secrets of the Secret Place by Bob Sorge 4) The life coaching class I teach. 5) Boots 6) Flip flops with sequins 7) Edy's slow churned low fat ice cream 8) Preaching 9) Worthington clothes from JC Penney's 10) Anything vanilla scented 11) When one of my kids lays across the bed and talks to me 12) Pretty underwear 13) Coffee and tea shops 14) Riding my bike at sunset 15) Feeling well! (Can't wait for this again!)

Larry has been a great comfort to me this past week while I have been feeling so poorly. Last night he talked to me for a long time about how I'm feeling, and just put his hand on me and prayed for me. That alone brought me so much peace. If I can just lay down next to him, I feel better. I couldn't wait for him to come home today. I worked from bed all day, on my laptop. Actually finished all my initiatives that are computer related. Anything else that has to be wrapped up here in Tampa before I leave for Orlando, I have to go in to the office and do tomorrow. Everything from packing everything for my product table to making my announcement video for Sunday's service, to just wrapping up all loose ends for Sunday. Part of the difficulty when I go away is that I have to cram everything into a few days work and that is not easy. I'll still come back to a few loose ends Saturday night but that cannot be helped. I did shower and dress today and even put makeup on but ...

1) My rice bag heating pad - you put it in the microwave and heat for a few minutes and it smells good and also stays hot for a long time. 2) Coca cola 3) The comfort of my bed. 4) Tylenol PM 5) When Larry comes and sits on the side of the bed and talks to me and just holds my hand for a while or rubs on my back/shoulders. 6) When my son Jordan prays for me. He has such faith and his prayers are often answered. He has always been the one I call in to pray for me when I get sick. 7) If I don't have a headache and can handle it, I like to watch TV a little and catch up on things I've been too busy to see. 8) Popsicles - preferably grape 9) Chicken noodle or rice soup. 10) Listening to worship music or a healing scripture tape.