Wow!  What an experience you had Carol.  I don't know how I would have 
handled it.  I usually don't get nerveous, but who knws what might happen. 
Once I sang at this big temple in Ohio, and there were so many there that I 
did get frightened and my voice did shake.  I admore the fact that yours did 
not.  I always hear my own mistakes when I sing and I always think I did 
worse than I probably did cause we are always more critical then the ones 
hearing us anyway.  Well, take care.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol Pearson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 11:42 PM
Subject: WHAT WONDERFUL THINGS TO DO WHEN NOT SLEEPING - AND AN UPDATE ABOUT 
THE SINGING


> Hi all,
>
> I've decided it has to be the night of "wonderful things" because I'm wide 
> awake again!
>
> I've been doing all sorts, but have had some very precious time with Him - 
> and somehow it makes these long nights all worthwhile.  <Smiles>
>
> I just thought I'd write and tell you all about it!
>
> Oh, whilst writing, the singing on Saturday was something "very 
> different!" It went well, with only the tiny blips that Mike and I would 
> recognise.  Our close friends knew we folded in for one another.  God gave 
> me liberty to share a simple message with each song.  What I didn't expect 
> was what happened to me!  I'd struggled with a throat problem all week, 
> partly because I'd overdone the singing practice for our Carol service on 
> the Monday evening, because my voice only takes fairly light pounding. 
> It's so much improved on what it was ten years ago though.  Anyway, I 
> tried not to sing too much the rest of the week, but of course we had a 
> couple of brief practices for Saturday.  Friday was long, with Ed coming 
> late for practice . . ..  Wasn't his fault!  Anyway, Saturday morning I 
> felt to use some gargle, which I seldom do, but my throat was feeling 
> uncomfortable.  I got to The lunch and I was comfortable with those on my 
> table.  We got to singing and I introduced the first song.  Partway 
> through the first verse I began to shake very violently.  Yes, nerves 
> probably played a part and I was probably much more nervous having not 
> sung in public for so long . . . but this was, hey, pretty violent.  I 
> reached out to the left and behind me for the piano and steadied myself. 
> I realised I could not have stood otherwise.  I seemed OK so loosed it 
> again and continued.  Then I noticed my heels leave the floor, and then my 
> toes, and my feet continued in this rocky movement two or three times. 
> Was I about to fall flat!  and oh, more violent shaking such as I've never 
> experienced before when singing.  Well, was it God in power!  Was it 
> nerves trippled!  was it just that I'm currently ill with this non-sleep 
> stuff?  Well, I really don't know, but all praise be to God!  I got 
> through it and, regardless of how much my legs and body shook, my voice 
> did not! That was pretty incredible to me!  I still have a croak and maybe 
> have picked up some virus going around, but I just don't know what's going 
> on right now.
>
> Thank you, every one of you, for your prayers.  Please keep them coming. 
> Tomorrow (Wednesday) I have an important doctor's appointment and I 
> haven't a clue how to approach it at present.
>
> Love to all:
>
> --
> Carol - Reading, UK
>
> To you, o Lord, I lift up my soul;
> In You I trust, o my God.  . . .."  PS25:1-2 NIV.
>
>
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