I just
love tender mercies and good people. I had some great things happen recently, and tender mercies aren't always this large, but they are wonderful no matter what.
Earlier this week, I knew and felt that a few busy weeks filled with schoolwork while preparing for finals that are approaching. So, I prayed to be able to recognize tender mercies each day, and oh boy prayers are always answered.
A couple of days ago my Aunt Amy asked me if I liked Kelly Clarkson, and if I would like to go to her concert. I knew I couldn't turn down the offer! I was thrilled! I committed myself to working hard and getting a lot of homework done before the concert, so I did. Aunt Amy and I then headed to Salt Lake. We had the best time laughing our heads off in the car as she told stories about my younger cousin. Here's a funny story: while Amy had to write a paper for grad school, since her daughter is obsessed with Justin Bieber, she rented
Never Say Never from Redbox for her daughter to watch as a distraction. But halfway through the movie, Amy heard her bawling. She rushed to the other room and asked what was wrong, and then her daughter cried out "I miss Justin!!!!" Aunt Amy told her there is no need to cry over Justin, just like how the mom did in the Youtube video of the girl crying because she loved Justin Bieber so much.
Anyways, I hope you like that story as much as I did. Once Aunt Amy and I reached the Maverick Center, we bought food as I could hear the one and only Matt Nathanson perform! He is honestly one of the best music artists. We rushed inside to our seats, which were pretty close to the stage!
Then it was time to wait for Kelly to come on stage
Then she finally came! She did an absolutely incredible job as she sang her heart out and was very down to earth and hilarious. Before she sang "Because of you," she said that "There are always dis-functions in families, but sometimes, I'm the disfunction of my family." And as she introduced a new song of hers, she said, "I did not write this song because it's called "Forgive you." Haha love her!
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| Jason Aldean came to sing with her! Jk I wish :) |
Although going to the concert itself was a excitement, I had another tender mercy happen as well. Aunt Amy let me rush over to meet Matt as I hopped at the end of the loooong line, where I started talking to a couple of girls. One in particular was very funny and friendly so we had a good time talking about our love for Matt Nathanson's music. Then the security guard came--he told everyone that we must have Matt Nathanson merchandise on us or we had to leave the line. I didn't have any cash on me, so the girl in front of me offered to buy a cd and pulled out $15 dollars, saying we both needed to stay in line to meet him. I said she shouldn't, but she really wanted to. It was extremely nice of her, so I took a picture of her to remember her awesome self and her kind deed.
Sooner than later the time came to meet Matt Nathanson!! I was almost speechless as I had some butterflies after listening, running, and singing to his songs for a few years.
After the concert, I was in what I called a "happy high"(ok, I still am; it was a great night). I couldn't shut up! Luckily Aunt Amy was okay with it because she likes to talk a lot too :) We continued joking around, but then ended up in some deep conversations later as the night progressed. It felt wonderful to talk about a lot of things that had been on my mind regarding college life, family life, and more as I could hear from a very wise and positive adult's perspective. After praying to see tender mercies, I had felt sooo blessed. I know that some stresses may come along with school and responsibilities regarding CF won't leave as some pains have become a little too much and things are always changing, but I had a great time. Tender mercies aren't always this large, and can be very small, but if we take the time to recognize them then our days become much easier.
