As I sit here still trying to recoup from the long week at the National Quartet Convention, I am amazed at all the opportunities God blessed us with while in attendance. Between singing five different times, visiting with old friends and making new friends, we kept busy the entire week.

On Wednesday afternoon we were a part of the Artist Spotlight Showcase along with Double Portion, Heirline, Tim Lovelace, and Mercy’s Well. Then that night, with butterflies in our stomachs, we were blessed to be a part of the main stage event! We sang “The Eastern Gate” and finished with “The Great Beyond” and an encore. It was a lot of fun in spite of our nervousness!

This year for the first time we hosted a Regional Artist Showcase on Friday afternoon. We really enjoyed it and it gave us an opportunity to get acquainted with some groups we’d never met. As soon as we finished up with that showcase, we rushed over to Freedom Hall for the Songs of A Lifetime showcase hosted by Phil Cross. I speak for the entire team when I say that it was the highlight of our week. Although we were only able to watch the second half of it, we were overwhelmed by the sweet spirit in that place. For those of you who have never experienced the Songs of a Lifetime showcase, it is a showcase for some of the great songwriters of Gospel music to share stories about their songs and how they were written. We were so honored to sing Mosie Lister’s song “Where No One Stands Alone” after he told how he came to write it. It was one of the most incredible moments I’ve had singing in my four short years in the ministry!

After a few short hours of rest, we woke up early on Saturday morning to sing for the Southern Gospel Promoter’s Association (SGPA) Riverboat Cruise on the Ohio River. Although there was no air-conditioning, we thoroughly enjoyed the cruise visiting with different promoters and partaking of the delicious catered meal. The Singing News Fan Awards, which was a blast to be part of, was held on Saturday night. We were so happy for all our dear friends who won awards and wish big congratulations to the Booth Brothers for the Artist of the Year award!

We are excited to see what next year holds — we should be just about rested up by then! Thanks to all of you who were there and stopped by to visit. We love you!

Breana