Hearts at Home Conference
The Hearts at Home Conference in Rochester, Minnesota, on the weekend of November 7-8 was a great fit for us.
Here are some of the highlights.
![Since the bathrooms in the Mayo Civic Center were taken over by women, Keith had to be a bit cautious.](http://KIDNICHE.COM/wp-content/uploads/sites/140/2014/11/photo-8-300x300.jpg)
Since the bathrooms in the Mayo Civic Center were taken over by women, Keith had to be a bit cautious.
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We sold more books at this conference than any other. Our new Prayer Journals for teens and Prayer Cards for upper elementary were well received. It was a benefit to have books that appealed to children of all ages.
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Of course, it didn’t hurt that one of our biggest endorsers, Dr. Kathy Koch of Celebrate Kids, Inc., was the keynote speaker. Her message on “I Am Who I Am Suppose To Be” was powerful.
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We also received a big bump in sales right after Jill Savage (co-author with Dr. Kathy of the book No More Perfect Kids) pitched four of our books in her seminar on family worship.
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We became good friends with our exhibit neighbors Dr. Joy and her sister Restie. Their proceeds from the sale of handmade Ugandan art will build a new school back in their native country.
![Everything fit nicely back into our van for our 12 hour trip home (a small miracle being that I had volunteered to take four large extra boxes back with us to ship to Texas). Keith was sweating there for awhile — but golly, wasn’t he amazing!](http://KIDNICHE.COM/wp-content/uploads/sites/140/2014/11/photo-51-225x300.jpg)
Everything fit nicely back into our van for our 12 hour trip home (a small miracle being that I had volunteered to take four large extra boxes back with us to ship to Texas). Keith was sweating there for awhile — but golly, wasn’t he amazing!
Thank you, Father, for all you did for us and through us — we are truly grateful!
Susan Case Bonner
November 9, 2014