Katie and I had the best time last night! We went to a concert on our army post featuring Rebecca St James with Barlow Girl and Jadon Lavik.
First was Jadon Lavik, I wasn't sure who he was until he sang, I knew 3 of his 4 songs. They are played on the radio a lot actually.
Next was Barlow Girl. They completely blew me away. They are sisters and it is just the 3 of them in their band. They all sing and play instruments.....they have some really great songs...."Mirror" is one and it deals with eating disorders and body image. Their message is "Purity" and they weren't shy about saying that sex is for marriage. They also say "Don't Conform, Be Transformed" (Romans 12:2). I really enjoyed their testimonies and I am so glad that Katie got to hear what they had to say..... they are saving themselves for their husbands and they are cool! Imagine that! http://www.barlowgirl.com/
Next came Rebecca St James and she was incredible. I really enjoyed her songs and her message. She encouraged people to sponsor a child with Compassion International, even giving you a free CD if you did. She also spoke a long time about sex and waiting.....she said she is a virgin and "wants to give the special gift of myself to my future husband"....what a precious gift. She also let the crowd know (about half the crowd was made up of basic training soldiers they brought in) that she and her friends from Barlow Girl would want a man who had saved himself as well. A man of restraint and honor, and that even if you have made mistakes, you can start saving yourself from now on. She also put on a tremendous show....and be on the lookout for a CD by her brothers Luke and Joel....they sing backup for her and they sang one song from their about to be released CD.....they were AWESOME!!! The above picture isn't a very good picture of Rebecca St James, she is strinkingly beautiful in person....but this was after a 2 hour concert by her and she was so gracious to let us take her photo.At the end of the night, we got to meet them all and got autographs....Katie loved that. I loved all the music but most of all I enjoyed the alone time with my first baby. I got a small glimpse of her being Katie ....... and not just my daughter or the big sister. At one point, Barlow Girl was playing a super loud song with strobe lights going crazy and people jumping all around us and Katie leaned over and asked me, "Are you okay?" Her voice was so mature and she was honestly concerned, it was like I was the child in that instant. It was funny and very sweet.
But it also made me feel about 105 years old...
3 comments:
I loved reading this post. That is awesome that you had some one on one time with each other! Love the pics, too. I like Rebecca St. James, especially an oldie song "Blessed." ( I think she sings that!)
Katie is growing up so much! You're beautiful Katie and Amy, you look great, too! Definitely don't look even close to 35!
Blessed be the name of the Lord!... That was the last song and all the performers came on stage with her--they sang it normal and then really slow, as about 50 people kneeled on that dirty gym floor and gave their heart to God!
Isn't it just awesome when you see people give their hearts to God like that! The first time I ever saw Carmen in concert I was a counselor for the invitation. I got to talk with a young girl, maybe Katie's age, who'd just decided that night to give her life over to Christ. The smile on her face was so big and priceless, I will never forget it.
Post a Comment