Overwhelmed...Inspired

Each year during Easter drama planning there are moments of being overwhelmed, feeling as if there are too many deadlines for too many things and not enough time.  Today I had one of those overwhelmed moments.  Try as hard as you might you're not always able to control the way a day unfolds, yet the deadlines don't budge.  Today the unexpected need to rearrange the voicing of  a song became the number one priority so it would be ready for the volunteers as they put together choir notebooks tonight and so the choir could begin practicing it. The day became one of inputting eighth notes and dotted quarter notes and tied sixteenth notes and rests in the Finale computer program (a music notation system).  And folks, you can only do that one little note at a time.  So here I go, clicking away on the computer while the day flies by.  Whew.  Got it done!

Choir rehearsal CDs also got duplicated today.  That involves formatting the CD cover, editing songs, burning masters, checking files to make sure the songs are without glitches.   We are so blessed to have a CD duplicating / printer robot (seriously!).  I used to have to take CDs across town to get them duplicated and printed, but several years ago some dear church members donated the funds for this duplicating machine.

A last minute song choice for one of the scenes was fulfilled today as the tracks and music were delivered in time.  On a lark I listened to a forgotten demo CD, and was blown away by a song.  Yet it was a solo with very little choir, and for this particular scene it needed to have more choir.  A helpful sales rep through the music company that distributes this song was able to track down a choral arrangement, fax it to me so I could compare songs, and then overnight the new one to me.  When God gives me inspiration and then allows all the pieces fit together to create reality, it's an awesome thing. 

Many of the Team Leaders have already begun working on areas of responsibility.  So many people give so much of their time and no one sees it or knows about it.  What a living example of the body of Christ.

Tonight was a great choir rehearsal.  This year's drama choir has a beautiful sound, a very full blended sound.  I'm blessed beyond measure with their talent.