Going to Pigeon Forge for the National Quartet Convention (NQC) is like going home for me. After ten years of attending, it’s still one of my favorite times of the year and I always look forward to seeing what special showcases and programs the NQC will come up with for the week. This year, Monday…
Memorial Day Weekend came to a close at Indian Creek Baptist Church with three great artists on Saturday night – Gold City, Tim Lovelace and Triumphant Quartet. Once again, we were blessed by hearing from one of the campers as the evening began. He opened the evening with the Pledge of Allegiance. After a few…
If you miss lunch on purpose so you can eat at the “food shack,” you might be in Carnesville, Georgia over Memorial Day Weekend. Indian Creek Baptist Church hosts a three day Gospel sing and one of the things they’re known for is their cooking! In front of the tent is what we affectionately call…
If you’ve been attending an event so long you can’t remember what year you started going, I guess that makes it a tradition, right? Because that’s the case when Memorial Day Weekend comes around – I know I’ll be in Carnesville, Georgia at the Indian Creek Memorial Day Weekend Gospel Singing. Not only does Indian…
Shuttle buses maneuvered through the parking lot to let folks off at the church doors while guys in neon yellow vests directed even more cars to various areas of the lot. I stood watching from inside the church windows and thought, “Where are they putting all of those cars?” Just that morning, my friend and…
It’s the last day of a cruise, how do you spend your time? Plan every hour down to the minute and pack in as much as you can? Find a chair on deck and relax? I’ve found that the answer varies from cruise to cruise, and this year, I took a more relaxed pace on…
Thursday morning, my alarm went off at an ungodly hour. The only thing that kept me from hitting the snooze button was three excursion tickets to Chichen Itza predominantly displayed on the counter in front of the mirror. Now that was worth getting up for… Unfortunately, the Windjammer wasn’t open at 6:00 am to eat…
Sea days. Some like to sleep in, some like the fact that you don’t have to be anywhere and can just relax, and then some like to use the extra hours on the water to see as much singing as they can. This year, the latter was me. My host group had a private concert…
Tuesday dawned. It was the first full day of my fifth Singing at Sea cruise and I was looking forward to the first port of call on the trip – Key West, Florida. But before we could explore the southernmost point of the U.S., my mom and I went up to the Windjammer and had…
Tampa, Florida dawned bright and sunny the day I boarded Brilliance Of The Seas for the 2018 Singing At Sea cruise. Though it felt strange to be wearing a sleeveless blouse in February, it felt rather good to be somewhere hot. (When I left home that week, it was 15 degrees.) I’ve been a big…
