I don’t want to give it away, but I’m planning a few surprises for my concert on Sunday.
I just love surprises! I love the anticipation of knowing that something neat is coming…..I love the thought that a surprise can bring a smile to someone’s face and heart. I love surprises because they are unexpected blessings. So of course, since this is a surprise, I can’t really tell you all about it yet. But I promise to share it with you next week.
I received a call yesterday from our local Christian radio station. They want to do a live interview with me on Friday morning to promote my new CD and concert. That was a nice surprise. I remember when I wrote my first songs in 2002. Someone suggested I contact our local station and see if they might play some of my music. I was scared to death, but I made the phone call. They told me to bring the CD out and they would give it a listen. I went to the radio station. I had never been to a radio station before. It looked pretty much like a house that had been converted to a radio station. The door was unlocked, so I went in thinking I would see a receptionist. There was no one in the “living room”. There was a glass “port hole” in the wall and through that, I could see the DJ with his headphones on doing the weather, or something like that. After he was through talking, he waved me in. I met Derek and he was very nice to me. He asked me questions about my music and writing and ministry and promised to give the CD to the station manager. I handed it to Derek with sweaty palms, tried to look like I was confident in what I was doing and left with a promise to hear from him later.
True to his word, he gave the CD to the station manager and to my surprise, they added two of my songs to their “rotation list”. I was in the car a few days later when I heard my song on the radio for the first time. It was the most amazing thing. I was driving up to the drive through window of a bank and wanted to shout to the teller that my song was on the radio. Of course I didn’t and at the time, I didn’t even have a cell phone to call anyone. (These were the days of being a stay at home mom and living on a budget).
I had another surprise a few weeks ago. A friend of mine is starting a booking agency to promote Christian writers (of books and songs). She and I talked on the phone about my ministry and whether or not I was singing as much as I wanted too….and of course the answer was no. If I could, I would probably be on the road full time singing. But I’m leaving all that in the Lord’s hands. Still, it would be nice if I had someone to make call’s to different churches, and to follow up on contacts that I make. So, I’ve signed an agreement with Shelton Booking Agency and feel that this is another step in the journey that God is taking me on.
And I know I shouldn’t be surprised by this….but it is more like I am so amazed…..that EVERY morning, God’s mercies are new. I know I shouldn’t be, because that is what He tells me in Lamentations 3:23….but I still can’t get over it. And it still refreshes me each morning to know that Jesus paid a price for me and in return for my obedience, there is joy beyond what this world can give.
