My Spinal Center Performance

This Sunday, I sang at the Spinal Center of Atlanta with some of my voice teacher’s other students.

It was a blast.

I just love singing at places like this because the patients there really enjoyed our singing. You know how some places you go, people are just like “yeah, that was nice.” blah. blah. One of the men in a wheel chair told some of us that he had never heard such “wonderfully talented singers.” We really made a difference in these people’s lives. All we did was take time out of our schedule to sing some Christmas songs. Nothing too difficult. And we were the best singers they ever had?! Really?! I think that more people need to come touch these people’s lives so that we don’t have to be the best. Not saying we were terrible just saying there is way better singers out there.

And yet, we touched people’s lives. There was one lady who was in the front who was paralyzed on her whole body. She could barely move her head. For every song, she was singing along and bobbing her head and smiling at us. What a sight. If I had to only sing to her for the rest of my life, I would be completely happy. It’s people like her make me sing. Our last song was a powerful, up-lifting song of praise to God and we sang the heck out of it. She was sobbing.

Isn’t weird how someone who is paralyzed and can barely move their head is so thankful? I will never forget this woman and that man. Some people around me who have everything they can ask for and more are the most bitter people in the world! They have nothing to be bitter about! Life can’t get any better for them. The people at the Spinal Center were so happy we were there. They can’t walk! Wow.

It just blows my mind away. It makes me ever so great full. God has blessed me so much and he pointed that out to me at the Spinal Center. If someone who cannot use their legs can be thankful for a bunch of newbie singers singing Christmas songs, then how much more can I be thankful.

It’s a lot to think about.

Simply Andréa