Well Carol,
I am glad, you got through the singing. Rita and I. will keep praying.
Malcolm.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol Pearson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 4:42 AM
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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