I got out of church for a while when I got older, but I found out, you can’t be happy when you’re not in church and doing God’s will.  I rededicated my life and started singing in the choir, but there was no way that I would ever sing a solo!

 

Joe wanted me to sing with him, but I just couldn’t/wouldn’t.  Some time in 1999 I really wanted to sing.  I took Speech 101 from Dr. Gaynelle Stewart at Immanuel Bible College.  She made me get up and talk.  Then I asked our choir director at the time, Tony Harman, if I could have the solo part of “On Time God”, one of the new choir songs we were learning; he said I surely could.  Then I wondered if I’d made a big mistake.  I was so nervous.

 

When I would sing a solo, my voice would quiver and my hands would get so clammy, I thought I’d be electrocuted by the microphone.  I kept on singing.  With God all things are possible.  I still get nervous, but I am more confident now.  When we were filming for the Don Frost Music City Gospel Showcase, Joe asked me if I ever thought I’d be singing on TV.  I told him I never thought I’d be singing in front of people!

 

I thank God for the opportunity to be able to sing for him.  I pray that God will bless us first so we can be a blessing to others?