A wonderfully generous couple from our church own this great little plane. And they love to help people, and find excuses to travel. Hence a great weekend getaway to Virginia for the Rhynos and the Knights. We had a blast traveling together, attending the weekend events together and eating together at great restaurants that we don't find up here in the North.
The God-song event was great! I performed my song in the semi-finals, along with the other 9 songwriters, on Saturday morning and was chosen to be among the Top 3 to compete in the Finals that evening. (Pretty cool!) Then our day consisted of seminars, where we got lots of valuable information, and had great round-table discussions about songwriting, worship, studio recording, music business and the LORD. We were introduced to 2 local artists, Keith Elgin, and another whose name escapes me at the moment. Then the evening's performer came and talked with us for a while. Andrew Peterson was incredibly humble and transparent as he talked with us about songwriting, and his journey with the Lord as he has pursued his Christian music career. He was really refreshing, and his music was extremely creative.
The evening held the Finals and the Andrew Peterson concert. I fully expected Glen Green, to be the winner. However, we were surprised that it was actually the other girl who came away with the prize. We all had strong songs and performances, but it came down to a ballot vote. While I didn't expect to win, I felt a little disappointed for Glen, who I felt deserved the prize. He is a solid performer, loves the Lord, and his songwriting is excellent. Oh well...what can you do?
I was so glad to be able to go this weekend, and came away with a lot of valuable info., contacts, and resources. I was also greatly encouraged by feedback about my song, and challenged to really hone my craft of songwriter as an act or worship to my Lord.
We returned home ( after a few-hour stopover in Bar Harbour) to a newly established 4 year old. (In other words, yesterday was Grace's 4th birthday!) Since it was evening when we got home, we didn't really do anything for her birthday til today. She had her number 4 pancake for breakfast, opened a few gifts from family and friends, then opened her gift from us:
We spent much of the early afternoon learning how to ride it at the school playground, then visited some friends, then had an outing to the outdoor pool that's near our house. A great family birthday day for our princess. She has certainly turned our world upside down and our hearts inside out since she joined us 4 years ago!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET GIRL!!
3 comments:
Elizabeth, glad to hear you are safely back in Northern Maine. Congradulations on making the final 3! I wanted to again say a very heartfelt thank you for taking an afternoon of your time to help me with my song. Josh is drawing a picture God laid on his heart for the family and we will be giving it to them on Sunday. I'm sure they will be blessed. You can check out Alyssa Gallo's website at www.alyssagallo.com
Congratulations on making it so far Elizabeth! Your music will bring many people closer to the throne of Christ. How awesome!
4 years old. Hardly seems possible.. Enjoy the days while they're young!
Glad to hear you had a great time at your conference. So glad to hear that you were in the top three :) I look forward to seeing how God will continue to use your music in the years to come.
As for your girl - wow. Time sure does fly. You are so blessed.
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