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Then and Now

I had the privilege today of being in chapel at my son's college. He made it into the male chorale and they are singing in chapel this week. Since Cornbread had a doctor appt we left a little earlier and managed to squeeze in both. It was absolutely beautiful! I always cry anytime I see The GuitarMan perform. I thought maybe this would be different since it was a larger group. No way! I still teared up and had to force myself to not cry! I have teased him and said that one day he will be rocking out on a stage and people will wonder about his weird mom crying as he celebrates the Lord with some upbeat praise song! I guess it's not really teasing though because it is probably true LOL.

Today we sat towards the back on the right. We were there with our young children and we wanted to be able to slip out if necessary. (It wasn't) But many years ago on a cool night we were there with our young son attending the Spring Concert. We were way down at the front on the left and could not slip out unnoticed. The chorale couldn't hold his attention back then and he went to sleep. When I picked him up I realized he had a fever. When we got him home and raised his shirt to take his temp I found out why. Chicken pox!

It is pretty cool that he has chosen to return to the college his dad graduated from. We never dreamed back then that our son would one day be in the chorale (a big accomplishment), would one day be sitting in the same classrooms under some of the same professors even! He is loving it and I am so glad. We did not "send" him to this college. He was free to go wherever he wanted to go, wherever he felt led to go. He chose this school all on his own. He did not even know anyone that was going, as is often the case when kids choose a college. Several of his friends from this area are attending this year though so that makes it even better now.

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  1. TiffanyAugust 19, 2009 at 5:36 PM

    That is awesome that he is in male chorale! So many sweet memories there!

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  2. LisaAugust 19, 2009 at 7:35 PM

    Hey Tiff!!
    Yes, we are so proud of him. It will give him some wonderful opportunities for travel and growth.

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