A night to remember

Last week, one of my great friends Ashley called and asked if I wanted to go see the Michael W. Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman concert. I was like, are you kidding? YES!! Thanks to Darlene Cloud (our music teacher here at MEM)she had 3 tickets so we all went and had a very moving evening. Thanks to my wonderful hubby, he watched Ashely's two kids and ours while we could enjoy the night. Ryan would adopt Camden Culverhouse if Ashely and Clint would let us. He is the neatest kid. He fell asleep with Ryan on the couch, so sweet

Okay back to the concert. It was amazing! Steven Curtis Chapman has had trajedy in his life with the loss of a 5 year old daughter and through his music he has been able to grieve, connect and praise God as she is in heaven. He told a story about the night he wrote the song "Cinderella" (my favorite of the night). It brings back many memories at home with two girls of my own who dress up and are living in the moment.

Here is a little background on what drove him to write the song "Cinderella". The song was inspired by Maria and her sisters and is a message to all parents encouraging them to cherish every moment with their children. He was up one night trying to get the girls to settle down and get a bath but every moment they were dressing up (one as cinderella and one tinkerbell) and just didn't want to stop. So, like we have all experienced as parents, he got frustrated and told the girls to get in the bath and get to bed as he slammed the door and left to go work in the studio. While in the studio, it made him think about cherishing the moments of everyday and to be patient and not to get aggravated and enjoy them while they are young. He wrote this song very shortly before Maria's death. He also has a new book that is called: Cinderella: The Love of Daddy and his Princess. He says: "As the clock strikes midnight, remember each moment we have to spend with our children is a blessing from above. I am going to get the book for Ryan for Christmas and I ordered the Cinderella shirts for the girls.

I know I didn't say much about Michael W. Smith but he was amazing and lookin' pretty good at his age! HA!

Michael W. Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman