Blessings abound.

I must preface this post with a warning: I am going to, yet again, sing my husband's praises. You may get tired of hearing how talented he is, but I am constantly amazed and inspired by him. This weekend was no exception. As yall know, Bray is currently in rehearsals with Opera Birmingham for their upcoming production of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. Before he was asked to do this, though, we had sent in an application to the Orpheus Vocal Competition, and Bray had made the semi-finals on March 5th. Although he was allowed to go, he had a rehearsal the morning of the competition for 4 hours, and then he still had to drive 3.5- not a good prognosis/preparation day for an opera singer! Typically, before a performance/competition, singers rest, warm-up a lot, steam, etc., as they want their voices in top form. But, Bray rolled with the punches, and was ready to sing at his given time of 8:30 pm. Lo and behold, he was moved on to the finals the next day, and was chosen as the 3rd place winner and also received a scholarship to the AIMS program in Graz, Austria this summer!! I do not know if he will be able to go, but it was a huge honor and we are SO proud of him!!! Blessings indeed abound.