Spectacular Evening

Tonight was the first of our season tickets to the symphony.  Guest artist:  Brian Stokes Mitchell.  How can one body contain such abundance of talent?  It radiates from him!  We tried to decide our favorite song of the evening and couldn't - there were so many.  Rarely have I heard America The Beautiful sung (a cappella no less) with such power and emotion, yet so simply rendered.  Within the first couple notes from his mouth he captivated the entire building.  He owns the stage.

And if the zest for life he portrays isn't real, then he is one amazing actor!  I speculated to The Husband that Mr. Mitchell sleeps with a smile on his face.  He made certain that he ended the concert on a high note - not only literally - but with the expressed thought of hope and confidence in the future.  It was an amazing evening.

I picked up my latest cross stitch from the framer the other day.  This was such fun to do.  I haven't worked with silk floss before.  The picture is fairly small - the actual stitching only about 5 x 2 1/2 inches.

How could we function without such hope?  We mustn't lose it.