Sunday night we (Tim, Hunter, me and my friend Julie) went to the United Tour concert with Michael W. Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman. What an amazing night!!! I had gotten Tim tickets back in August for our anniversary, as those two guys are his faves...and we saw them in October. The whole time that we were there Tim kept saying, "I wish we had brought Hunter"...but it really wouldn't have worked out to celebrate our anniversary with our youngest son along for the weekend ;-).
BUT...God is good and brought them right to our back yard. We knew that we had to take Hunter since he wants to be the next Smitty (watch your back man). So...we splurged and bought the best seats that we could get so he could see everything up close and personal. We had 4th row seats...it was awesome!!! The anointing that these two men have on their lives is incredible. As I was looking around us I saw a wide variety of folks. Young and old, grey haired and pigtailed (not on the same person), wheelchair bound and standing with hands held high. They definitely appeal to the masses. I pray that the Lord will use my little drummer boy to glorify His kingdom even half as much as those two up in front of us.
Tonight my baby will be playing drums in his very first "gig". He and a couple of guys at church that have formed a band for Fine Arts will be playing at a lock-in at McCutcheon HS. They will be part of a "battle of the bands". He is so stinking excited he can hardly stand it!!! For him as a 13 y/o it's the equivalent of going to Disney...all his dreams are coming true! They are playing some pretty hardcore music (not my style, but I smile and bob my head as a supportive momager(like the new title?)). But the exciting part is that they are playing stuff that they wrote that is Christian hardcore...in a public school!! How's that for awesome!!!! Their banging music will appeal to the kids, who will listen...but their lyrics are wholesome and have a message. Isn't God great? :) I don't care if they win or not...I just want them to have an impact...and have a blast doing it!!! Now I know how my friend Carmen felt when she traveled to all of her son's shows...she better remember that I went with her a lot and accompany me on my road trips too!!! :-)
I got through the whole day on April 1st without anyone trying to play a joke on me. Fortunately (or not--depends on your view) my son chose to use his theatrical skills at school. He comes home telling me this story...
The previous day (Tuesday) his dad hit him with the truck when he walked in front of it (just a little love tap--I saw it happen--no need to call Child Protection Services). He then went and placed that information as his status on Facebook "Dad hit me with his truck--I have bruises" (he did spell bruises wrong though, I just can't make myself do it). Therefore when he went to school the next day, everybody and their brother asked if he was OK...etc. etc...you know how it goes. One of his friends (obviously a child that likes to cause trouble with other kids that like to cause trouble--I should call his mother) told HT (Hunter's name--it's easier to type) that he had a wrist brace in his locker from a time when he had gotten hurt. Of course, HT being the good Christian kid that he is instantly decided that would be his fashion accessory du jour. He walks into science class with this brace on, and his teacher (who also has a Facebook) sees it and is sympathetic and tells him not to worry about writing, just to sit there and listen (sucker). HT totally ate this up and did nothing constructive during class other than to plan his next method of attack on this totally traumatizing day. When class was over, HT walked up to the teacher, removed the brace...gave her a high-five (bad wrist) and said "April Fools" and walked out. I asked what her reaction was (poor woman) and he said she threw a pen at him (like a girl) and probably used some Christian cuss words (what are those? I may need them with a kid like this)!!! My thoughts s now turn to how to spend all that money I will be saving by not paying for private school for the next 3-4 years...as he will get kicked out...Wanna' get away????
I need to go home after work and take a nap...if I am to attend this lock-in tonight and hear him play at midnight...us older folks better rest up!!! :-)
Have a wonderfully stupendous weekend!!!
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