Spring Concert

     God really helped me out of a predicament the other day. The Skagit Wind Ensemble had played several pieces for church on Sabbath, and we had the Spring Concert that Sunday. . Our band has been working on several really nice pieces that I was excited to share with my family.  I arrived on time, and busied myself setting up the percussion instruments and socializing. About 10 minutes before we were supposed to begin, I started looking around for my music and realized it wasn't there. I didn't have time to really look for it before the concert started. Fortunately someone had another copy of my music for the opening piece. Then I went to sit with the SAA Choir while the 6-8th grade band performed a couple pieces.
     I was really freaking out about not having my music, and I kept praying "Dear God, please help there to be some way I can get the music!"  Then I saw Mr. Wilson, a friend's dad,  sitting towards the back, and remembered that he had a key to the church. So I ran over and explained my situation. He immediately got up and took me in his car over to the church to look for my music DURING the program. I found my music folder fairly easily - behind something, out of view, where I had so genius-ly put it.  Then we headed back over to the school.
     To get from the church to the school, we have to cross 2 lanes of a busy highway, which usually makes the trip a bit longer. I prayed again, "God, please let there be a break so we can make it back in time for me to sing." Sure enough, we hardly had to pause 5 seconds before there was an opening in both lanes. Mr. Wilson dropped me off at the front door of the gym, and I ran in. The choir was already up front, but they weren't singing yet. My friend Jojo motioned frantically for me to come up. I ran down the side aisle and slipped into place just before the choir director got settled.
     It was beautifully ironic: The first song we sang was Praise the Lord, a happy, festive song, and the next song we sang was Jesus Loves Me.   I sang with all my heart because I could really feel that it was true. 
    Some things in life don't seem like that big of a deal looking at them from the outside, or from later on. But at that time, I was simply overjoyed and thankful to God.