You may know that my daughter Bethany was able to tour this summer in a ladies' singing group from her college. They sang in 81 services at 62 different churches this summer!
During their tour, they were able to participate in many things at the churches they were visiting. Besides recreational activities, they helped pass out meals, went on bus visitation, cooked in a camp kitchen, and even passed out flyers for the God Bless America Crusade.
This weekend, her group had to opportunity to sing together again at that crusade! When they were passing out flyers for the crusade back in the summer, they never realized they would be singing in it! =)
On some songs, the regular piano player as well as their chaperone sing with them, and Bethany plays the piano as she does here in the first pics. So it's not exactly a trio on those songs, lol. ;)
I removed the links to the videos since those links no longer work, but have left the pictures here.
Friday night - "It's Under the Blood" written by Preacher Leonard Fletcher
My Bethany! ♥
L-R: Alexis, Kayla (reg piano player), Shana (chaperone), Kayla
Saturday night - "Who Will Go To America?"
(watch here instead)
The picture quality isn't good because we videoed it off the computer screen with my phone! Lol. =)
Just knowing *about* Jesus, believing he exists is not enough. Even Satan knows he is real. You need to have faith in the righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ as your only way to heaven! Not good works, not going to church, not anything but Him. He and He alone can save you from sin. ►How you can go to Heaven.
These two songs have spoken to me many times in the past year. I've posted them on my blog before, but just really wanted to share them again.
♪♫I Will Give My Life
I will give my life unto the Lord, I will give myself unto His word. All that He has granted unto me shall be His own. (!) He is Oh, so worthy of the best, I will serve through His own righteousness. All the Glory give to Jesus' name and His alone.
I will give my heart unto the Lord, I will give my hopes for God to fill. All that I desire, all my dreams, shall be His own. He is Oh, so worthy of this rest, I will wait through His own righteousness. All the Glory give to Jesus' name and His alone.
I will give my lips unto His praise, I will fix my eyes upon His gaze. All my reverence, all that I adore, shall be His own. He is Oh, so worthy to be blessed, I will worship His own righteousness. All the Glory give to Jesus' name and His alone.
I will give my life unto the Lord,
I will give my heart unto the Lord,
I will give myself unto His word.
I will give my hope for God to fill.
All that He has granted unto me shall be His own.
All that I desire... shall be His own.
He is, Oh, so worthy of the best,
He is, Oh, so worthy of this rest,
I will serve through His .............................own righteousness.
I will wait through His own righteousness.
All the Glory give to Jesus Name………….….and His alone.
All the Glory give to Jesus Name …..….lone.
Tag: All the Glory give to Jesus Christ the Lord and Him alone.
♪ ♫ To Count For Jesus
All want their lives to count for something;
To leave their mark when life is through.
But vain pursuits will count for nothing:
Time will erase what ‘ere we do.
I want my life to count for Jesus,
For earthly things will quickly fade.
No need to add to worldly riches;
I only seek eternal gain.
Inside my heart there burned a question,
What was I placed on earth here for?
It truly was to build a kingdom;
Not of my own but of the Lord’s.
I want my life to count for Jesus,
For earthly things will quickly fade.
No need to add to worldly riches;
I only seek eternal gain.
Rebekah has been learning this piece, which is one of six short pieces for piano solo, the Six Moments Musicaux, or musical moments.
These were written by Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828).
This piece is played in F minor.
JohnDavid is learning to play this song. =) It is on our keyboard, and the beginning sounds like the theme from the movie Up. He heard it and started learning to play it. His piano teacher found out, and since we have the music book that came with our keyboard, she has assigned it to him. He is doing a pretty awesome job! I'll have to sneak and video him after he learns the rest of it. =D
Gymnopédie No. 1, the first of the three Gymnopédies compositions written in 1888 by French
composer and pianist, Erik Satie (1866-1925).
Pi (3.14) is used to find the circumference or area of a circle.
Pie is round, like a circle, but Pi are square. πr²
To find the area of a circle, use πr² (3.14 x radius x radius).
To find the circumference of a circle, use πd (3.14 x diameter).
The original recipe for Pi is 22/7, and no one has ever found the last digit of pi. So it is an irrational number.
But an extremely smart person might be alleged to have discovered the last digit of Pi! =)
Here is just a small slice of Pi. 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510582097494459230781...
But that's not the whole Pi!
To see more Pi, like the first 100,000 digits, click here.
Here's the history of making Pi.
Playing with Pi -- what it sounds like:
►Explanation by Lars Erickson who composed and performed the Pi Symphony in 1992.
How Lars Erickson perfected his Pi in calculus class.
Don't worry, there is plenty of yummy Pi to go around.
No one has ever gotten the last slice yet. =D
I think this song is so beautiful! My girls have learned to play some of this.
This is the beautiful original version, composed and played by Jay Unger, and later used in the soundtrack of a documentary of The Civil War.
The kids look forward to camp all year! They're always so excited. This camp is one that I would recommend to anybody. They have preaching every evening; the teen camp is always held during their revival. There are also two other services during the day.
They have a time in the afternoon to memorize scripture to earn points for their team. This year, Rebekah said 83 verses! Yes, she may have already known some, and I'm sure no camper ever remembers them forever, but still they are getting the Word of God. Just like a sieve that water runs through; it is cleaner afterwards.
There are plenty of games and fun, and my kids have said they wish camp lasted 2 weeks -- come home on the weekend to rest and wash clothes, then go right back! Rebekah says at the end of the week, she's just not quite "done." =)
Seven campers received Christ this week! That's seven the devil won't get! And you never know what child may grow up to do a great work for the Lord - He values each one! That's why I love this song so much that I videoed at the Friday night service when we went to pick up our kids.
At the end of the service, they gave out the awards, and recognized campers who got the Camper of the Day. Bethany got it one day! Then from those they chose a Camper of the Week, and those 2 campers received a trophy. They choose campers who have a good attitude, show team spirit, are helpful to others, etc.
The boy and the girl who said the most verses each received a Bible. I think the boy said 166 verses, and 2 girls tied with 155 verses each.
The theme was "I am a Christian Soldier." The teams were Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, and Delta. My kids were on Alpha, and they came in 4th. I don't know what all games they played, but they play hard to win points!
They also got bonus points for memorizing TheChristian Soldier's Creed, printed on the backs of their t-shirts:
I am a Christian Soldier true to the cross.
I will remain steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.
If a fellow Christian be overtaken in a fault, I will remain spiritual so I may restore him.
I will endeavor to bear the burdens of my fellow comrades.
I will fight a good fight; I will finish my course; I will keep the faith.
I am a Christian Soldier!
I'm so thankful for people who love the Lord, and are willing to have a camp like this for kids.
2010
2009
P.S. - Only six loads of laundry this year! =)
P.S. #2, Look who's taller ↑ this year!
My kids: Rebekah on the piano, Bethany on the violin, JohnDavid on the bass (who is out of the picture). My brother's kids: Alex on the guitar, and Sarah on the other side of Rebekah.
The kids stayed over Sunday night after church, and of course they sing. My girls and their cousins always sing, and they rope the boys into it sometimes. This time, they were only able to get them to play an instrument. =D
My girls had a couple of videos that taught some things about how to play the violin, and they have been taking a free group class for about 5 or 6 weeks.
I love it!
Last week, we went to a Ladies' meeting where Kay Chandler was speaking. She is one of the Hutson Sisters, who are daughters of the late Preacher Curtis Hutson.
The theme of the meeting was "A Sweet Spirit." At lunch, in the corner they had set up a Candy "Bar" where you could take a small bag and get different kinds of candies. Mrs. Kay was in line next to my girls and began quietly singing "Sweet Jesus," and my girls joined in. Smiling, she turned to them and said, "Y'all know that song, too? Ok, we're singing that! Do y'all mind if I sing lead?"
My girls were so honored that she wanted them to sing with her!
After lunch, they went back into the church and practiced it a couple of times before the second session started. There were a couple of differences in how they were used to singing it, but it still turned out pretty good! They sang it a second time, and it was better, but I didn't record it but once. =\
Of course, right after the meeting was over, they had to call Abigail to let her know! Abigail and my 2 girls sing together, and have begun to sing more often at nearby churches. And getting to sing with Kay Chandler was the highlight of their week! =)
