Saturday the kids had babysitters from 8am until 6pm, during which time Abe and I were at the Thrive conference together. It was such a magical experience for both of us. At the beginning I could feel Abe shaking because he thought he was in enemy territory, but soon it became obvious that everyone there loved and supported Abe in his decision to stay active in the church.
By the end of the day, I left him there to enjoy everyone while I drove home, put the kids down, and then drove back to pick him up.
During that time he was singing his heart out in karaoke with everyone and dancing up a storm. I tried downloading some of the videos from the Thrive site but can’t. But here’s part of the conference: