Carol,

Praise god that you got through singing without major problems.  I pray 
peopel were blessed.

Praying for your doctor's appointment and that you and the doctor would both 
approach it with God's wisdom.


JulieMelton
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>From: Carol Pearson <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Electronic Church <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: WHAT WONDERFUL THINGS TO DO WHEN NOT SLEEPING - AND AN UPDATE 
>ABOUT THE SINGING
>Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 04:42:39 -0000
>
>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.