Glays Knight Concert
Well, last weekend was great having a group of us to go to Time Out for Women and the Saints Unified Voices Choir directed by Gladys Knight. Leslie brought a van load up from Joplin with Mom, Emily, and friends; Melanie and Jennifer. It was so fun to have them come.The speakers and musicians at TOFW were great. I really loved hearing from Michael Wilcox. His way of speaking so fluidly without notes was amazing, but mostly I appreciated his message-"tell me in accents of wonder." He made me feel MORE glad to be a woman and a mother. He painted a humorous and joyful picture of what life has to offer if we take the opportunities to teach our children of the Savior, and be patient, and cherish them.The choir concert was overwhelming--in a great way. I think we need more things of this kind. We need more diversity of culture displayed in meetings like this. The performance was awesome. What a powerful choir. I was glad that on Saturday evening we had a lot of black visitors who were more accustomed to a gospel choir and the familiarity of speech that Sister Knight used in her testimony--and responding verbally (ie. calling out amen and raising a hand or standing up to show concurrence). The truthfulness of what she spoke regarding the restored gospel really resonated with them and it was inspiring to witness. The members of the choir who we spoke with, said they appreciated the reponse of our crowd and said they really feed off of that. We were especially blessed to have Sylvia and Angela Baker sit in front of us. They had come on their own--without the member who had invited them. They had an amazing spirit about them and were so excited about what they heard that night. We loved seeing the way they received the choir and teachings and felt that they made our experience richer and more uplifting.Well, after a couple nights of only 5 hours sleep and too much drama this week with kids and RS, I have got a cold. Plus I had two warts treated; one on my heel and one on my finger--so I feel gimpy. My finger has partial numbness since the treatment with liquid nitrogen. I thought it would get better, but so far it has not. Guess I'll call the doctor tomorrow.It's always a comfort to know the Lord is aware of me. When things seemed overwhelming this week I prayed to know how to keep up with everything and to know what I can do to be more productive. Then I read my scriptures and what I found at the end of the chapter was just the right message for me. In summary it said, "leave the rest in my hands." I felt so relieved and realized that it is not always possible to do more and I cannot create any more hours in the day. I can only do my best and trust in Him to take care of the rest.