April 10, 2009 7:48 PM
Ben sings: There Is a Balm in Gilead
At last - thanks to the techno-savvy of Number 2 Son Matt - I am proud to post Number 3 Son Ben doing what he does best.
Ben's Senior Recital was held March 31 at the old Thomas Roads Baptist Church in Lynchburg - 90 glorious minutes of hearing my son sing solo - everything from Ialian opera to old spirituals.
Here is the one that made me cry:
Sometimes don't you just look at your husband and marvel together at how God blended your genes to create something so fresh and so new?
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Comments
Barbara, he's fantastic! Wow!
Posted by: Elizabeth M Thompson | April 10, 2009 8:53 PM
Marvelous.
Praise God for kids that walk with Jesus, despite our parenting.
Cathy
Posted by: Cathy | April 10, 2009 8:55 PM
Wow! Absolutely beautiful. God bless your family. Anne
Posted by: Anne | April 10, 2009 9:29 PM
that was GORGEOUS!!! he is quite a gifted young man. he brings the music to life! loved it. thanks so much for sharing.
Posted by: jenny fitzgerald | April 10, 2009 10:03 PM
Wonderful. What a joy for you.
Posted by: Marian | April 10, 2009 10:07 PM
Wow! I was really struck by the power in his voice. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Posted by: Lauren | April 10, 2009 10:39 PM
WOW!
What a blessing for you and Tripp to see what God has accomplished in and through Ben.
Posted by: von | April 11, 2009 12:59 AM
Amazing. That was beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Got any more we can hear?
Posted by: Joan | April 11, 2009 3:17 AM
I know you were bursting with pride mixed with awe. He has such a beautiful voice!
Posted by: angie | April 11, 2009 7:16 AM
He has an amazing voice Barbara - just beautiful! I can understand why it made you cry... :-)
Posted by: Kim | April 11, 2009 9:01 AM
Oh, Barbara - that was gorgeous. How happy you must be! Such a rich voice. May God bless him as he uses this gift for HIS glory :)
Posted by: mary kathryn | April 11, 2009 9:25 AM
What talent! I could easily sit through 90 minutes of listening to that voice! If you have any more songs by Ben I'd love to hear them.
Posted by: Kim | April 11, 2009 10:01 AM
Gorgeous!! what talent, praise God!
Posted by: Kristen S. | April 11, 2009 10:04 AM
Beautiful, simply beautiful.
Thank you for blessing my day.
Posted by: A Mac and a Mug O' Joe | April 11, 2009 10:07 AM
How lovely! Thank you for sharing this with us.
Posted by: Laurie | April 11, 2009 10:26 AM
Barbara, Ben's voice is truly a gift from God. I got tears in my ears too! Thanks for sharing such a precious video! Julie
Posted by: Julie | April 11, 2009 10:37 AM
Ben has a wonderful voice, and how lovely to hear your son singing such beautiful lyrics!
Posted by: evergreen | April 11, 2009 11:04 AM
Wonderful Barbara - God's gift.
(I also know there was a lot of hard discipline involved in honing!)
Tech-savvy Matt needs to obtain a computer interface and a decent condenser microphone to record Ben.
They both get experience - Ben gets to review his material and become accustomed to the recording process, and results can be used to open doors.
Matt gets a talented brother to work with, and gain recording experience in a practical sense.
Who knows - it might lead to nice income.
Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Chris Arsenault | April 11, 2009 11:52 AM
Beautiful!
Posted by: Cheryl (Copper's Wife) | April 11, 2009 11:52 AM
His singing made me cry too. What a voice. What feeling.
Praise God.
Posted by: Cynthia | April 11, 2009 5:02 PM
Absolutely beautiful! He has a real gift (and good looks, too!)
On April 18th, our family travels to Eastman School of Music to hear our oldest son sing a Master's of Vocal Performance recital.
He also wants to sing opera. Maybe someday Ben and my David will sing together and we can sit together and be proud! (at the Met) :-)
Posted by: Kathy | April 11, 2009 6:09 PM
You have a very, very talented young man there, Barbara! I know you and Tripp are so proud!
Posted by: Betty Connally | April 11, 2009 10:05 PM
That's beautiful, Barbara.
Posted by: Julana | April 13, 2009 10:46 AM
What a great job, Barbara! I know you are proud of him! :) Thank you for sharing this!
Posted by: Holly | April 15, 2009 2:38 PM
He has a fabulous voice! And that's one of my favorite songs. thanks for sharing it!
Posted by: Margaret | April 16, 2009 4:50 AM


















