A New Hallelujah!

I am totally out of the music loop. I listen primarily to Sunday School songs and nursery rhymes. When the children go to bed and I could listen to music I love the sound of quiet and don't turn music on. But I love to sing and there are a few artists that I know and keep up with. So when I heard that Michael W. Smith was coming to town on his A New Hallelujah! tour, I really wanted to go.

Michael W. Smith--he's been around forever! When I was in 8th grade I purchased my first music cassette. It was a stretch for my parents. Hosanna! Music was ok with them, but contemporary Christian wasn't what they were particularly comfortable with. I bought Michael W. Smith's Change Your World album and DC Talk's Free at Last album. They toured together that year and I went to their concert in Portland, OR. Jeremy and I can still sing all the songs from both of those albums.

I didn't think I'd get to go to this concert because I didn't have a babysitter and I wasn't so sure we should shell out the money given how this month has gone. I got a call from a friend that had 200 tickets that he needed to give away. Would I want one? Well, yes, I told him. I'll take two and I'll find a babysitter! Linda was willing to babysit for us. So we got to go and we had a great time!

I wonder if Michael W. Smith ever regrets writing Friends? He still sings it.

His son played keyboard in his band and Jeremy and I figure he is about old enough to be our dad. But he said he is working on album number 22 so maybe I'll get to see him again some day!