Angels In Voice

I know it's been a long time since we've last updated.  We're both doing well, staying busy and looking forward to the summer.  I really can't believe it's already here.

After the benefit concert we took a break from singing for a couple weeks.  We had the opportunity to spend some time with friends that we had not seen in a while.  We're both doing well health wise other than dealing with allergies off and on.  Candice's allergies were so bad that it affected her asthma and she had to go on Prednisone for five days.  A week later I had the same thing, but mine turned into a sinus infection.  I did five days on the Z-pak and that seemed to clear it up.  We're both taking Allertec and it really does help.

Our sister Rhonda came down from Cottonwood to surprise our parents for Mother's day weekend.  She had told Candice and I, but we didn't tell our parents because we wanted them to be surprised.  The four of us spent the Friday before Mothers day shopping for mom.  We bought her a top and capris.  Rhonda helped mom pick out a nice purse for the summer.  We had a great visit with her.  We were all sad when she left to go back home.  

Our voice teacher Karen is putting together a recital in June for her students. and so we are working on our solo repertoire for that. 

This past Sunday we sang at the Salvation Army Phoenix Citadel.  We sang there about seven years ago, and Major and Mrs. Lacey invited us to come minister in their morning worship service.  We sang five songs including "God Bless America Medley."  We gave a brief testimony and our mom gave a greeting and shared about the trials we have gone through with our health challenges.  It was our first booking since the HPS benefit concert and it truly was a blessing.  We're so thankful the Lord is using us to spread HIS word.

We have some home projects we're currently working on.  Our parents are doing some remodeling in the kitchen.  Our dad added new cabinets and we are having new counter tops installed.  It will be awesome to have a nice new touch to our kitchen.  

Candice and I decided a couple of weeks ago, that it would be nice to have our own rooms.  Candice is staying in our room, and I am moving into the guest room.  We moved all my stuff over to my new room last week.  Our mom has decorated the room in spring colors with a garden theme and butterfly's.  We're also going to be using fairies and humming birds.   Candice's room is already decorated in the victorian era with angels and cherubs.  Her colors are burgandy and gold.  It's definitely keeping us busy and we're both enjoying having our own space as well.  

Romans 5:2-8 CEV

²Christ has also introduced us to God's undeserved kindness on which we take our stand. So we are happy, as we look forward to sharing in the glory of God. ³But that's not all! We gladly suffer, because we know that suffering helps us to endure. ⁴And endurance builds character, which gives us a hope ⁵that will never disappoint us. All of this happens because God has given us the Holy Spirit, who fills our hearts with his love. ⁶Christ died for us at a time when we were helpless and sinful. ⁷No one is really willing to die for an honest person, though someone might be willing to die for a truly good person. ⁸But God showed how much he loved us by having Christ die for us, even though we were sinful