Last night, on Mitch's birthday, we were scheduled to help as volunteers at the Gaither concert in Anaheim. We had done this last year when the Gaither group were here in San Diego and Anaheim. It was a lot of fun last year, as we worked in Jeff and Sheri Easter's booth, and we hadn't met them before. Such sweet folks! Anyway, as it turned out, they had enough help after all, so we were able to stay and watch the concert instead!! What a treat!!
The other fun thing was that we got to meet a few new people that we hadn't already met before. This year's roster included Jeff and Sheri Easter and family, Ernie Haase and Signature Sound, Lynda Randle, Janet Paschal, Gordon Mote, Kevin Williams, Lisa Daggs, Gaither Vocal Band (minus Guy Penrod, who is on break for a while) so Jason Crabb is sitting in for him, Russ Taff, and Bill and Gloria, of course!
Below are some pictures of the concert and our family:
Jason Crabb with his cute dimples(which I'm sure he'd love to hear that!)LOL! We hadn't met him before.
First time we'd seen him LIVE, for one, and in a suit, for another!!
Lynda Randle- We hadn't met her before either, but enjoyed chatting with her for a time. She was here last year, too, but we missed seeing her at her booth . She's a Charming gal with a friendly BIG Smile!
TJ talking with Jeff Easter.
Lynda Randle- We hadn't met her before either, but enjoyed chatting with her for a time. She was here last year, too, but we missed seeing her at her booth . She's a Charming gal with a friendly BIG Smile!
TJ talking with Jeff Easter. Below Jeff and Sheri with daughter Morgan singing in the final showcase
Below, we were so glad to finally meet Kevin Williams. He was here last year, but we didn't get to meet him then. He is the guitar player on most all of the Gaither Homecoming videos, and Amy really enjoys his sense of humor! TJ and him talked "shop" about guitars, of course!
Kevin on stage and on the big screen, all at the same time! 
TJ and Mikki enjoyed some friendly banter with Marshall and Wes from GVB
Amy and Janet Paschal
Ernie Haase and Signature Sound on stage
Bill leading the performers during the second half of the night 
The audience holding up their little battery-operated lights that you get when you enter the door. The lights are for you to express your enjoyment or agreement with the song or performance. There were a lot of lights flashing throughout the night!
So nice to see when Gloria joins Bill on stage. She's still got it!!
Below, we were so glad to finally meet Kevin Williams. He was here last year, but we didn't get to meet him then. He is the guitar player on most all of the Gaither Homecoming videos, and Amy really enjoys his sense of humor! TJ and him talked "shop" about guitars, of course!
Kevin on stage and on the big screen, all at the same time! TJ and Mikki enjoyed some friendly banter with Marshall and Wes from GVBAmy and Janet PaschalThe lovely Janet Paschal sings next to Ernie at the finale.
Amy really enjoyed chatting with Janet. She has a warm and endearing personality!
Ernie Haase and Signature Sound on stageBill leading the performers during the second half of the night The audience holding up their little battery-operated lights that you get when you enter the door. The lights are for you to express your enjoyment or agreement with the song or performance. There were a lot of lights flashing throughout the night!So nice to see when Gloria joins Bill on stage. She's still got it!! Gordon Mote next to Gloria
Another great evening with these folks!
As a side note, please pray along with the Easter family for Sheri, who is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. She has one more treatment yet to do, but bravely continues to still perform. She wasn't able to come out to meet the public afterwards, which we missed seeing her again, but certainly understand the circumstances. She did a great job singing on the stage though!!
Blessings to you Sheri!
Blessings to you Sheri!
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