Friday night I had a bona fide Girls' Night Out.  Starting with some scrumptiouGirls_at_scc_concert_2s eats at Blue Plate, an über-swank meat & three with a view of the Tennessee River, our next stop was attending a Steven Curtis Chapman concert.

Steven is a year older than me and his recording career began the year I got married, 1987.  Since then, he has released 16 albums, scored 45 #1 hits, earned dozens of music awards, and in the process, gained the affection and respect of fans and industry insiders.   

I, on the other hand, can make a scorchin' crème brûlée, have had three babies, served two years as our kids' school's PTF president, and have yet to release an album.  There's a reason for that.

There's also a reason Steven's career has such long legs:  style and substance.

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For almost three hours, he sang new songs…

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He sang old songs…

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He shared stories about his family….

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As a parent who has adopted three children (in addition to the three he and his wife, Mary Beth, had biologically), Steven encouraged others to rescue the orphaned through adoption.

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In addition to his talents as musician, songwriter and singer, he's a masterful storyteller.

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As a mom, I can't imagine what a THRILL it is for Steven to perform alongside his sons now–

Caleb, playin' guitar and singin' his heart out…

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And younger brother, Will Franklin', a wild man with some mad percussion skills.

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How cool would it be to perform with your BABIES?!  The "mom" in me was totally gushing over this.

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Steven has a lot of fun with the audience…he even invited some kids on stage with him; they thought they were auditioning as back-up dancers.

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Above all, Steven sings–and speaks–about his faith with heartfelt conviction…he's credible, believable.  You can tell there's something different about him in the best of ways.

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Even though I couldn't score a pass for a "meet and greet", Steven Curtis Chapman is STILL one of my favorite Contemporary Christian artists; it's not the first time I've enjoyed him in concert, I'm sure it won't be the last :).

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{I absolute LOVE this shot!}


Related Links:

"Cinderella" video (a MUST CLICK if you have a daughter!)
Adoption information, Shaohannah's HOPE
Steven Curtis Chapman Website
SCC Video Blog (the man is freaking hilarious!)

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