On Saturday, Bray and I took off for Seattle, and left the kiddos with my parents. The weather was a bit treacherous, so we ended up using our chains through Snoqualmie Pass, and adding an extra 2 hours to the drive, but God was good, and we made it there safely!
Bray didn't compete until right after church Sunday, so we did a teensy bit of shopping, and running around in Seattle rain before heading to a church family's house to stay.
We went to Trinity Church in Seattle and then on to the competition from there. It was a long day, with 14 amazing singers. I've been to a lot of vocal competitions, of varying skill level, but I honestly can say that after each person sang, I thought, "well, this person could win,too!"
Bray did well, and won an encouragement award, or 4th place. We were not at all disappointed, and the judges had good things to say.
The best part, though, came right after the competition was over. The accompanist for the day was the guy who plays for Seattle Opera, and is also a 'scout.' He came up to Bray and basically gave him the Director's contact info, and told him he wanted him to come audition-that they were interested! After that, a member from Portland Opera also said they would like him to talk to them about possible jobs....this is a huge answer to prayer, as we were contemplating auditioning for these companies in the near future!
So pray that everything will go well, and God will guide us to the best place! It would be wonderful to have Bray working and officially being paid for what he loves and is blessed with!
Thanks to all who helped this weekend, we really appreciate it! We shall keep you updated, miss you all!
PS-this is an 'impromptu' headshot I took of Bray for some paperwork for a music program. Isn't he handsome? :)
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Congratulations to all of you, and best wishes for Seattle & Portland Opera!
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