A long but rewarding day..

I got home at 7pm this evening from what turned out to be a very long day!

I started out leaving home at 7am to go pick up a friend of mine and a friend of Steph's to take them with us to Port Lincoln for the day.

Steph was singing at 10am in Port Lincoln in the first round of a Search for a Singer competition. We had no idea how many performers would be there, what time Steph would sing, or how long the process was going to take. The answers to those questions was 35, around 11.30am and a very long time!

Steph sang in the second block of singers. She didn't sing at her best, forgot her words but covered it up quickly enough so others didn't notice, and during the second chorus she went a bit flat...but that's her critical mother speaking.

The judges obviously thought she did ok because she was selected along with 9 other singers to appear in the semi final concert in January. This will also be held in Port Lincoln at a major festival for our state, the Tunarama Festival. There will be more people there than Steph has ever sung in front of but at this stage she doesn't seem to be too bothered about that.

If she wins the grand final then she gets flown to Adelaide to perform in a showcase to industry representatives sometime next year....but realisitically she isn't up to that level yet. She is just thrilled to bits to be put through this round and into the semi finals. I'm really happy for her, and proud of her, it's such a boost to her confidence and self esteem. Just what the doctor ordered.

Oh, and guess who forgot the camera...again! Is there no hope for me????

Lord, thankyou for the lovely day out we had with friends today. Thank you for watching over Stephanie as she sang and for giving her the gift of her lovely voice. I pray that one day she will use it for your glory.