Just Back from the Low Country

During my Sunday evening concert in Charleston, SC at Charleston Baptist I began to feel not so good.  I hadn’t felt “normal” since lunch.  And I know what many of you are thinking…”Shannon you are NOT normal”.  It was different this time.  But I managed to get through the evening and then it hit me!   Oh my, did it ever!  Long story short around 2:30AM (Monday) I left Melissa and Emme at the hotel and drove myself to a local ER where I was treated for food poisoning receiving meds and IV fluids.  I thought I was going to see Jesus that night and once I got to Heaven I sure wanted to know what I had done to deserve such a slow agonizing death.  I was released around 5AM.  When I got to my vehicle I was so weak I could barely turn the steering wheel.  Thankfully, it was only a 2.5 mile trip.  I slept intermittently for the next 5 hours and as we proceeded to think about leaving we thought again.  I wasn’t going anywhere.  So we are still in Charleston and leaving for Nashville tomorrow (Wednesday) morning.  I’m still not “normal” but almost there.

 

Emme Blu has just finished her second road trip in gospel music.  Her first stops a couple weeks ago included Villa Rica & Bowdon, GA.  Of course, she was very well received and very well behaved.  She is sleeping and eating well.  Today she was 7 weeks old.  I know they grow up fast but where does the time go?  As Nationwide Auto Insurance states, “Life comes at you fast”.  Oh my, does it ever!

The Diamond Award Top 10 nominations have not been released yet.   I will keep you posted if I am nominated.  Then you will have the opportunity to vote again.   Thanks to all of you who nominated me. 

 

In my last email regarding a recent trip to south Texas I failed to give a big “thanks a BUNCH” to Butch & Ms. Judy Pressley for hosting my stay in Corpus Christi.  They always have a room for me.  It was an extra treat this time since Ms. Judy had recently purchased a latte/espresso coffee maker.  Yum, yum!  It was like being at Starbucks or as Butch calls it FourBucks because you can’t get a coffee there for less than four bucks! 

 

The 2009 year is shaping up nicely.  I still have many choice dates available if you or your church would like to book one of these open dates.  I look forward to each and every week when I can share with you in music and conversation.  This is what I love to do most.  Melissa and I are grateful you have afforded me this opportunity. 

 

Each time I close out a B-List update I’m afraid I have forgotten something.  And usually I do.  But that’s all I can think of at this time.