Good Morning....

It is that time in a busy week where I have a few 

minutes to breathe before the next wave of crazy hits.

Friday evening is our homeschool co-op's Spring 

Concert.  This is my final year to direct choirs and 

the concert.  As such, of course I want it to be great.

I know it will be fine but it has not been without many,

many challenges this year.

The first challenge we realized was that the high school

biology class was scheduled during
the same class period

as the high school choir. 
 Many of my older students needed

to take the science and therefore
are no longer in the choir.

There went the experience....
and some amazing voices

and accompanist!
However, many parents who have
heard the Ensemble practice
have commented
on how nice they sound together.

Then Chris Tomlin decided
that March 18th would

be a perfect date to hold
a concert in Hershey!

So several of our students
will be there 

instead of in or attending

our concert.  

Thanks Chris! 

I'll never hear your wonderful music

the same way....

but I still love your work!

The Fourth to Sixth Grade choir
had some issues that required

us changing two of their
songs midway.
Yes! 
It was risky

but turned out to be
the right move.

A county wide choir,
which several of our students

are in is holding a concert that morning...

who would have thought they would choose

a Friday morning....

so a few are obligated to miss our dress

rehearsal because they signed a contract

with that choir.

Add to these things
snow and sick days. 
I am not sure I have 

had all of my students at
one place at the same time all year.

It has been crazy. 
Thanks to the horrible flu that circulated

this winter some of my
students missed three weeks in a row.

That makes it tough to learn music!!!

So...what is very strange?

I am perfectly at peace about the evening.

When it is great....and it will be....

all the glory will go to our Lord Jesus Christ.

For this reason the opening congregational hymn

will be....

To God Be the Glory!

We have put our time and effort into it.

The theme of the concert is

Welcome to the Family.

It is our hope that someone may come away from 

this concert wanting a relationship in the family of 

Christ.  Our music points them that way.

So....it is all about HIM.

He will receive ALL of the glory!

If you think of us on Friday evening

you could pray that this is the message 

our students, families and guests leave with.