Well, this past weekend our musical group went back down to the Lake and did a Sunday evening performance at Christ's Church. We sang two songs in their morning service as a preview for the evening, and had a great response. We all felt as if God was going to do something big that night, and He did not let us down in the least!



Showtime was at 7pm, and by 6:45 we were all prayed up and ready to take the stage. The crowd was still filing in when the music started and Michael took the stage. By the time he finished singing the opening song you could sense the anticipation of the people grow. We marched onto stage and began the night with great power.



In past practices and performances I have always become a bit winded during the song before my solo. I have learned that I must maintain the driving enthusiasm, while not exhausting myself and becoming short of breath. God allowed me to remain calm and collected and maintain my breathing throughout Ruth's song (a spirited number entitled "Rocky Road"). Then it was my turn at the mic.



I stepped up to the mic and was totally at ease. I began singing toward John (played by Michael, the lead character and director of the play), then shifted toward the audience. It was simply me, singing for God in front of a large crowd (I think there were more than 300 people in attendance - I will try to verify). God helped me remember to breathe, which sounds simple, but is incredibly hard to do at times. This allowed me to have the power I needed for some of the notes. I also approached a couple of the notes more tenderly, as directed by Micheal in our rehearsal last Friday. This proved to make a wonderful difference in how the notes felt and sounded coming out of my mouth. So, I hit every note, took every breath, maintained my composure, felt incredibly comfortable and then finished the song and sat back down in my seat.



This was the best performance to date that I have given on my song, and the best performance of the entire musical by the cast - in my opinion. God blessed us with a wonderful crowd, a marvelous host church (who did everything possible to make us comfortable) and an excellent night of amazing music.

My excitement regarding the musical is at its peak, and I cannot wait to see where God takes it!

Our group is going back down to the Lake of the Ozarks to perform at a church in Osage Beach.

It should be a very cool time.

Our group went down this past weekend to the Lake of the Ozarks, where performed at a private engagement which was hosted for 30-40 people. Things seemed to go really well, and the people were very responsive.



This weekend also allowed our group to do some much needed bonding, and I believe that we are a much closer group now because of it. We spent some time Friday evening at the Ha Ha Tonka Mountains, which is a truly incredible place with magnificent views. Saturday we were treated to over 2 hours on the lake in a gorgeous houseboat. We cruised around the lake and looked at some amazing houses. Sunday we attended a local church for service, and then headed home.

It was a vey relaxing weekend.

Well, Florida was great! I had a great time relaxing with my friends and going to the beach.



Michael is leaving on 4th to go to Nashville to meet with the buying company to sign the contract. While there, he will also meet with various industry people to discuss recording, film, video and other such outlets. We are hoping that he will return from Nashville with an actual tryout date.

Plans have changed. Due to scheduling problems and conflicts, our tryout date in Nashville has been postponed until sometime in October. We have been given a few weeks off of practice, so I will be heading down to Florida the third week of August to visit some friends.

I will be going to Nashville on September 5 in order to prepare for our tryout, which currently is scheduled for the 8th. I hope to find out more details this week...

Tonight we held our 'first cut' tryouts. I should know soon if I will be going to Nashville to participate in the official tryout...

I am still hanging out in St. Louis, working and waiting to see what happens with my musical endeavor.