Fred Hammond, Mary Mary, and Jessica Reedy

Here is a clip of Jessica Reedy...Okay so it won't post.  So here is a pic instead.  I know, not the same.

I've never heard of her before until this concert.  She did such an amazing job.

I can't remember how I heard about this concert but when I did, I only knew it as the Fred Hammond concert.  I really wanted to go and wanted to get nice seats.  There are moments when I get this feeling of you only live once, so do what you want and this was one of those times.

I found a friend to go with me and he was game to whatever I wanted.  This was D-Rizzy's first concert, well besides a 5th grade concert he went to and fell asleep.  So I love doing first with people.

This is us outside waiting for the doors to open.  It was suppose to open at 6p and ended up opening around 6:45p.  Yep, the concert who suppose to start at 7p.

My beautician went as well and she got her tickets buy one get one free.  Totally missed that score.  I was a little upset but really pleased with the seats I had.

There were some local people that opened and they had a Christian comedian who was the MC for the night and he was soooo funny!  I was in tears from laughing.  I have the slightest idea who he was. 

Then Jessica Reedy performed who was amazing.  Then Mary Mary came on after her.

The spirit was moving and the songs were so touching.  Here is D-riz in deep thought watching Mary Mary.  I love how songs can speak to you and your situation.

Here we are chillin' waiting for them to take down the stage and get it ready for Fred.  We were so exhausted.  By this time, it was 10:30p and the main singer hadn't come out yet.  Can we say bedtime!

Fred Hammond came out just a little past 10:30p.  He sung some of the oldies but goodies.  He didn't sing No Weapon but we did leave a little early.  Well if you call 11:30p early.

Overall it was a good night.  I was very disappointed in the crowd.  The event center was half full or half empty.  However you want to say it or see it.  Well I'm glad I went and got to go.

My Place

"Place in this World" by Michael W. Smith was a song we sung in youth choir at church my senior year in high school. 

We all go through life looking for our place in this world.  Some find it and some continue to roam and look.  I work with people who do not know their place in this world and they are just living.  I get sad because many of them don't have an outlet or hope for their life to get better. 

One of my kids who is 15yrs old just moved from the area.  She wasn't too happy about it and I was letting her know that life is so much better than how she is living now.  This young lady has so much potential but she does not see it in herself.  She will post on fb everyday about the drama, boyfriend issues, who wants to fight her and she wants to fight, how she's crying every night, and on and on.  As I tried to encourage her and get her excited about her new environment, she says, I like the drama and I don't know how to live without it.  My heart just sanked. 

However, I too understand how she feels.  Not on the same magnitude.  You just get so complacent in your environment and you learn to function in your mess or comfort zone and fear of the unknown keeps you stuck even when the unknown could be so much better for you.

By the age of 30, Jesus was walking in God's will for his life.  I think about that all the time.  As I've seen this age come and go, I sometimes feel that I'm looking for my place in this world.  When I'm focused on Him, He shows me how I am in the right place at the right time.

The life of a social worker is never done.  I personally get burnt out and look to Jesus, family and friends for the pick me up to keep going.  You get to a point where you just don't want to work with people, be around people, or talk to people.  That might be why I REALLY enjoy being at home by MYSELF.  Which I'm fully aware that's the enemy working because we need people.

Lately, there have been people coming into my life that need little things (well to me) and I've been taking joy and giving them the advice and resources needed.  I feel so complete when I'm able to help people who need a little advice or assistance but want to do it themselves.  I was just referenced last week as someone's guidance counselor.  Now someone who has a degree in that probably wouldn't be so happy but one of the many hats of a social worker.

I guess I'll wrap up in saying, I hope that I'm where I'm suppose to be in life.  We all want to feel and be needed by others even though we say we don't or it doesn't matter.  For me, I want to also be making a difference.  I don't want my life to be invalid or pointless.