"Here WIth Us" 2012

What a glorious weekend we had last weekend....couldn't have gone better. Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make bring it all together. It was a wonderful night of worship!

Big thanks to Debbie Riggs of Pure Photography for most of these pics...the good ones are from her. :)

Backstage ready to begin

Anna Claire, Maddie, Elizabeth, and Kelsie backstage

Maddie and AC

I love this theater!

We began with a mash up of "Come Thou Long Expected Jesus" and "Here I Am To Worship"

Alex and Kara from The Light Parade

The Magnificat sounded incredible in that theater with everyone singing together

Sheryl sang "Here With Us" and it was one of my favorite moments...beautiful with all the dancers too!

One of my favorite pics of Maddie--EVER!

Ella looked so pretty too!

kids singing "All Is Well" with the children's and adult choir

Christine sang "Wonderful" and it truly was...WONDERFUL!

Jonathan did a great job too

Finale with everyone singing "Emmanuel (Holy Manger Ground)"

Here are some videos from Sunday night...

Rehearsal Last Night for "Here With Us"

We had our final rehearsal last night before moving into the Paramount on Sunday. It was great. Here's a little teaser of the kids and Sheryl on Joy Williams's song "Here With Us"

Here With Us...This SUNDAY!

50 years

Friday night we celebrated the day, 50 years ago, when my parents walked down the aisle into a new life together. That life saw a lot of happiness and ended just shy of 30 years together before my father passed away. But their legacy lives on. We gathered to remember, to celebrate, to laugh and catch up with old friends. It was a wonderful evening! Thank you to all those who were able to make it!

Dave and Ann Jones, Ronnie and Darla Lorenz (Nanny and Abbaba) 

Mom with Jim and Jeannene Nichols

The Thomas clan

Sam and Andrew Boone

Joe and Kaye Hawkins

Dave and Ann Jones

Pat and Morgan Phillips

Looking at pics from their 25th wedding celebration

Ronnie and Darla Lorenz (Nanny and Abbaba)

Dave Jones and my dad circa 1968

Mom on their honeymoon--you're welcome, Mom!

Honeymoon

Mom and Dad with Morgan and Pat Phillips and Maureen Dunaway

50 Years Ago....

50 years ago today...it was also Thanksgiving Day. Mt father and his sister and other family members began cooking early that morning a Thanksgiving feast for my mom and dad's wedding party. They shared lunch with their friends and then my parents were married later that day. I am very grateful that my parents married 50 years ago today. Although we miss my father very much, we celebrate the wonderful life-filled years of love and laughter than they leave us as a legacy. Happy 50th, Mom!

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!

Big thanks to Gary Musick Productions for this awesome photo...

Here With Us

Restoration Vision

Yesterday was Celebration Sunday at Highland where we found out how much we raised in our campaign to fund the vision. It was an INCREDIBLE day! This is the video Matt made which revealed the total amount at the end. Applause and cheers broke out. I love Highland!

Called - God is at Work, we're joining Him from Highland Church on Vimeo.

Prayers for Sue Farr

As a follow up to the picture I posted last week of my 6th birthday party, I am asking for prayers for a very dear family friend. Sue Farr is, at this moment, in surgery to remove a tumor from her colon. She helped raise me and the kids on the left in the picture above were like my siblings growing up. Kirk Lomax, Leigh-Anne Lomax Campbell, and Kim Lomax Rhooms have been a part of my life as long as I can remember. Kim (in the pink) is the lone female in the birthday picture below. :) Also pictured here is Paula Agnew D'Spain...another non-blood sibling.

Today in the waiting room at Hendrick's Hospital we had a holy moment of reunion. Not the kind of circumstance you want, but holy nonetheless. Please pray for Sue and Larry and their whole family.

**UPDATE from Leigh Anne at 6pm...
Mom is out of surgery and did well. The surgeon took, biopsied, and removed all he could see and anticipate! Apparently the tumor was adhered to an ovary so that's gone as well as a chunk from her liver! Path reports won't be in for about 5 days but doc is hopefully optimistic! We are ever thankful for an almighty God....and many prayers! Thank you all!!