I know I was more excited than Stewart was.

Last year, Stewart was invited to send in an audition for the men’s choir for Houghton.  If accepted, he would receive a small scholarship.  He sent in an audition clip and has been singing with the men’s choir this semester. 

This weekend his group (as well as women’s choir, college choir, an orchestra and some soloists) performed their Prism concert.  Their first performance was at Browncroft Community Church and their second was on campus. 

How nice for us that we could not only hear him perform, but that we could do it without going all the way to campus!

AND – he is right behind the harp.  Not even kidding.

Then I could see him!

The music was excellent and it really put me into a proper state of mind for Christmas. 

SO SO good to see their big brother.  ♥

Fun fact? –

The first place I ever enjoyed Stewart singing from a stage was in the same building back in 2002.  Of course I didn’t realize he’d be singing that day and camera phones weren’t something I’d have for another 10 years.  The earliest photo I have of Stewart singing with CBS that I can find on my computer is from 2003.  I love that when I was first sitting in that sanctuary in December 2002, struggling as a mom of two little boys, and wondering how long it would be til I figured this parenting thing out (still no sign of that!) God already knew that one day I would hear my college-attending son sing from that same stage.  I am sure I was berating myself that I was so flustered that I didn’t even know he’d be singing that day… 

Clearly I did know in May 2004, because I had my camera that day.