MERCYME CONCERT

Baltimore

This is a picture of the stage before they started.  We were in the 3rd row!!!

 This song is called Crazy Enough off of the new album.

Bart was singing his heart out!!

 This is Finally Home.

 This song is called Beautiful from the new album.  This was the song that I wanted to hear the most.  Bart talked about how hard it is to be a dad to four kids (soon to be five!) but how it is especially hard to be a dad to daughters.  He said if his boys get mad at him, they will get over it soon, even the same day.  But with girls there is a 2 day waiting period!  I was almost crying at how right on he is about the differences between girls and boys.  He talked about the media and how woman and even young girls are portrayed and how it is so important for dads to love their daughters.  The song talks about how GOD sees us girls.  We can often get caught up in how we dress or how our make-up is done and concentrate on how we look to the world and we forget how God sees us.  He loves us.  He made us exactly who we are.  The struggles we go through do not define who we are.  We are treasured, we are sacred, we are HIS!  My very favorite part of the song is in this video where Bart sings, "You're the one He madly loves, enough to die...."  If you haven't had a chance to hear the song, make sure you check it out.  It is awesome!


Many of you know that MercyMe is my favorite band.  When I heard that they were going to play in Baltimore, first I screamed :), then I got tickets!  I didn't even know who I was going with but I knew that I was going!  I asked my one friend here from church and she couldn't go, I asked my friend Cindy in Virginia and she couldn't go, so..........I told Ricardo that he was going!!  He is not a huge fan of MercyMe but he likes some of the songs.  So it was a date.  I asked two wonderful ladies to watch my kids which was such a blessing.  Thanks to Donna and Eva we got to enjoy dinner and a concert.  We got in a little late because we got a bite to eat first.  Dave Barnes opened up.  He sings "Got Gave Me You".  It was just him and his guitar on stage and he brought it!  His voice is so nice and somewhat different from what you usually hear.  Then intermission and then MERCYME!!  I was so excited.  I was trying not to be such a dork screaming all crazy!  It was in the Hippodrome so it was more laid back and not like a "normal" concert.  They sang some of the all time favorites like Hold Fast, Word of God Speak, and I Can Only Imagine.  And of course, this being the Lovewell Tour, they sang alot of the new songs from the new album.  It was an awesome concert and I am so glad that we got to go.  Ricardo even had a good time.  We enjoyed our time together and worshiping God.