Awake Tonight

So this post is more for fun than anything else, and it is also an update on this year's Winter Wonder Slam...

On Friday night, I had the opportunity to go to the annual Winter Wonder Slam concert (also called the "Awake Tonight Tour" this year) with my youth group. This is a concert Toby Mac does annually with other artists, and this year it happened to be Shonlock and Skillet.

Shonlock started out our evening and was magnificent. He had some really great songs that got everyone pumped and also did some fantastic dance moves that I can't even begin to attempt. (I think it would give everyone a good laugh if I did try to do them, though.) ☺

Then came Skillet. They have never been my favorite band, but they did a fantastic job Friday night. I even sang some of the songs with them. I also have to tell you how talented they are...the drummer is a girl and one of the best drummers I've ever heard. I just watched her in amazement playing the drums AND singing, which is such a hard thing to do. Then the violinist and cellist also outdid anything I could've imagined..."WOW" is all I can say. And the bass player and electric guitarist were also phenomenally stunning. I especially loved hearing some of the stories behind the songs...they were very touching. All in all, Skillet did a WONDERFUL job!

And of course for the grand finale and main attraction of the evening....

TOBY MAC!!! He was awesome (as usual). He and his Diverse City Crew promised their all and gave us beyond that. They performed for about an hour and a half straight. I still don't know how this forty-something year old dad has the energy to jump around and sing for that long. I have to tell you that I was so excited to be with other "Jesus Freaks" playing some "Funky Jesus Music" and being a "City on Our Knees." I was definitely doing some fist pumping and lots of singing, probably embarassing myself to death. ☺ I'm sure the people two rows back from us who were obviously bigger fans of Skillet thought I was nuts. During the concert we were also reminded that we are "Made to Love" in this "Diverse City." We had a great time of worship...it's really cool when you're surrounded by other Christians and people who love Jesus and can just worship Him together.

All in all, it was a night of fun with some wonderful friends in my youth group who acted crazy with me. ☺

-Annie ♥