What a Beautiful Name

These are my girls! They probably don’t know how much they mean to me.

We have shared so much together over the years. It’s hard to believe how long we have actually known each other. It seems like each of these pictures was just taken yesterday.

I am blessed. And I don’t mean “I’m so blessed”, like kids today say. I mean, God blessed me with these beautiful women.

Many years ago…lol. I don’t even know how many years ago we were all asked to sing together in a Ladies Ensemble at our old church. Seems like forever ago, yet it seems like yesterday.

I’ve always loved to sing and although I do not have a pretty voice, I do have a strong blending voice. Singing harmonies correctly can give me chills, it’s so beautiful. But singing harmonies, for our LORD, with the most beautiful humans…..it will change you. Sharing in a worship experience with others who you love, trust, and can be authentic with is special. And we got to do it so many times! I read somewhere on the internet yesterday, “I wish when I was in “the good ole days” someone would have told me so that I would have appreciated it differently”. That hit me…..I think we knew what we had and we loved every minute of it. I think I took for granted that it would always be there. It’s not, and that’s ok, life changes.

There are so many songs that make me feel like this one does, https://youtu.be/r5L6QlAH3L4?si=c4TvdOlALxD1NUCl. It doesn’t matter where I am when this song comes on, I feel all warm and fuzzy, even when it comes on in the shower this morning.

We have shared in so many worship experiences with the likes of “This little light of mine” in 3 part harmony (I swear it exists), to “Man in the Mirror”, a few Pentatonix Christmas songs, SO MANY worship songs that we loved….some that we didn’t love….and a VERY BAD rendition of Happy Birthday. Every time I hear a song that we sang I have a wave of emotion. I feel safe, there aren’t that many people that I can be completely me and authentic with and they still like me. I mean sure, I’m entertaining and funny as hell so they SHOULD like me. I always have an inappropriate comment at the right time and am willing to do shots before singing a funeral. These poor people have seen the best and the worst of me and I am so grateful for their beautiful hearts. So no matter how we have all parted ways from that church and its “worship team”, I will forever be thankful and will continue to harmonize with my friends…..even though we are all altos. We make it work. ;)