Breakforth is a conference that takes place annually (for 15 years now), on the last weekend in January. It brings together a variety of speakers and musicians for the weekend, with 4 main sessions (speakers this year were Erwin McManus, Ann Graham Lotz, Tony Campolo and Nick Vujicic) and 5 smaller sessions with a variety of speakers to choose from. There are also more intensive all-day sessions on Friday and music concerts every night. A lot can be packed in to one weekend!
This is the fourth year my husband and I have attended, along with our pastor and his wife, and several others from our church and community. It's always fun to run into friends from other places too.
I love going to Breakforth. I love a weekend break from the kids and from home. (The kids go to grandma and grandpa's so they are very happy too!) I love the speakers and the music and learning. The conference is in downtown Edmonton and the smaller sessions are spread out in the surrounding hotel conference rooms, and I love exploring the pedways and streets and finding my way around. I even love the big crowds of people for one short weekend. I love the opportunity to do a little shopping in the malls nearby. And I love being able to go out later in the evenings with my husband and our good friends and finding interesting restaurants. And then I love coming home to my children and the peace and quiet of country life!
I have no pictures from our weekend getaway. Maybe as I continue this blogging I will get better at remembering to take pictures.
Oh, and distance from home to Edmonton? A little over 500 km. One way. But it's a good highway, and about two thirds of it is divided highway.
Oh, and distance from home to Edmonton? A little over 500 km. One way. But it's a good highway, and about two thirds of it is divided highway.
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