I think I was in heaven last night. Singer's heaven that is.

Two of the first Christian groups that I fell in love with were Selah and Avalon. They were together in concert last night. I think I lost my voice!

About 10 years ago, I heard an a capella arrangement of "My Jesus I Love Thee" that I think I wore out. The harmonies were goose-bump inducing. I discovered it was Avalon and have been forever hooked.

Around that same time I discovered a brother and sister singing group, called Selah. My brother and I were always singing duets in church, in choir, etc. So their dynamic struck a chord. While they've had a new (and fabulous) lead female singer for the past 4 years, their history endeared me to them from the start. Again, their harmonies are just incredible.

To see them both...together... live.... HEAVEN! I think I had a perma-grin on my face throughout the concert.

As if that weren't enough....

As Jon and I sat down, not expecting to know anyone, a woman comes up to me and says, "Sarah?" I pride myself on remembering names and faces, and I was desperately wracking my brain for who she was, and feeling absolutely HORRIBLE that I couldn't place her. Then she explained why.

She recognized me from my blog!

That's a new one! Blew me completely away. That has NEVER happened before, and quite honestly, I never really expected it to happen. She's a member of Bloom as well (Hi Pebi!!!) -- that's the Book Club for the Crazy Love book I've been writing about. Just so happens she lives only a few miles from me. Cool, eh? I thought so!

Speaking of Bloom, I also had the opportunity to meet Angie, who's one of the founders of Bloom, and also writes an incredible blog that I discovered a few years ago. She's the wife of Selah's lead singer, and she and her daughters came to the concert. They sat directly across the aisle from us! I felt like a total stalker, but also knew I'd regret it if I didn't at least say SOMETHING. So I thanked her for Bloom. That's really all I intended to say, but she was so sweet and gracious and engaged me in conversation -- certainly not something she had to do.

All in all, it was quite the evening. Todd's words (Selah) moved me to tears of sorrow. Amy's words (Selah) moved me to tears of absolute laughter -- wow is she funny! And their songs moved me to depths of praise. They sang my favorite song: "It is Well with My Soul" -- which as it always does, moved me to tears as well. I'm SO greatful that no matter what storms are around me, it is truly well with my soul. And then the two groups joined together for the finale. Wow! (You've never heard "Testify to Love" like that, I bet! Or "You Raise Me Up" for that matter!)

Have I mentioned that I was in singer's heaven yet? Two of the best harmony-driven groups joining together -- 7 people singing in harmony. I.N.C.R.E.D.I.B.L.E!!!

Yes, I was hoarse when it was done.

And so well worth it!