Like Two Sparrows in a Hurricane (1)

[MAL]

11/29 (Tuesday)
We exchanged some fun texts. I call them fun texts because they are very light hearted and really don’t mean anything. He sends me song lyrics and I try to respond with the next line in the song. I do the same. His are usually songs from the Civil War since he is a histoy buff and into re-enacting. Mine are more current. We also talk about goofy things that nobody would get -- jokes and moments from our history together. These kinds of texts happen often now since we are talking again.

All day and night (and also on Sunday and Monday) I kept hearing the voice of the music director at church asking me to sing at the Hanging of the Greens on Sunday, 12/1. This is our evening Christmas program where the kids decorate the tree while we have music. We also decorate the sanctuary, hang wreathes in the church, and put out the candles.

I love to sing and do karaoke all the time, but I haven’t sang a solo since high school. But I knew God was tugging at my heart and telling me to sing. That night I finally gave in and called Judy. “Hey Judy? This is MAL. I’m supposed to sing.” I told her the song (my grandma’s favorite, she passed away years ago), Silent Night. I told her that God has been pushing me and I need to listen. She asked if I played an instrument or had the music on a track. I responded “Nope, and if you don’t help me, I am doing this accapella. Talk about a leap of faith.” She laughed.

She asked me if I could come to church on Wednesday night to run through the song with the new pianist. She asked if I wanted to come to Bible Study which started at 7 and choir is after that. I could run through the song then. I said okay.

11/30 (Wednesday)
More fun texting.

I went to Bible Study as planned. As I was sitting there I realized how much I liked it and why I never really made it a priority before. And in that moment I knew I would be coming to church on Wednesday nights now. Again, I knew God was working on me.

After Bible Study the choir got ready to practice the Christmas Cantata. Judy asked me if I wanted to sit with them and sing. I said okay and got the book. We went through one of the songs for the upcoming Sunday service before we started the Cantata. We stopped so the pastor (who is also in the choir) could pray. While praying he expressed thanks for all of the people that showed up for choir practice that night.

When we were done I looked up and said to myself “Okay, I hear you. I guess I’m supposed to join the chioir too huh? You’ve got me.” After practice Judy asked how I liked it and I responded I loved it and I guess I’m in the choir now. She was shocked and happy.

After that I ran through Silent Night with the pianist. I was so nervous but again was taking that leap of faith.

12/1 (Thursday)
More fun and light-hearted texting.

RC gets off work a few hours before me. So most of the time once he is off from work, I don’t hear from him. This is one of the days when it was different.

In the early evening, I got a text telling me he was taking his mom out to dinner. We were texting back and forth before the dinner, a little bit during, and then a lot after. We joked about how much she liked the onion rings, lots of things. The usual banter that we enjoy.

Later on he sent me a text and asked if I was going to the pastor’s surprise birthday party the next night. I said yes and asked if he was going. He responded yes.

Hmmm...another night to see him and figure out what is going on with us.