ROAD TRIP!!

Well, the time has flown by, and the Blogger Girls, friends of Chris Sligh, are on the road once again, this time meeting in Nashville, TN for the Dove Awards, which take place Thursday, April 23rd. For those of you who don't know, the Doves are the equivalent to the Christian Grammys. The Blogger Girls are a self-named group of ladies who met on Chris Sligh's blog, most around two years ago, hit it off, and have become life-long friends. Some of the group planned his fan picnic in Nashville last summer, and are working on another one for this year. (Go to www.fropatropicnic.webs.com for the info-it's once again a fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital). Chris is nominated for New Artist of the Year, and Best Song ("Empty Me")

For this trip, we've got a condo waiting for us not far from the venue, the Grand Ole Opry, and we're thrilled with getting together again. (part of us were last together in January, when Chris did a concert in North Little Rock, AR). We've got several events to look forward to in the 48 hours we'll be in Nashville!

This has been an amazing two years for a lot of reasons. Who would have thought we'd meet such great friends in a way we always told our kids to stay away from: on the internet! There's not a day that goes by that we don't exchange emails (usually several!) or talk on the phone. And then of course, there's Chris. Talented singer, songwriter, a heart for Jesus, and he puts up with us. : ) We are honored and privileged to call him our friend. We love his family, too!

Those of you who know anything about Chris, know he got his big break when he was a top 10 finalist on season 6 of American Idol. There's another Kris, Kris Allen from Arkansas, who is a favorite contestant of mine this year. Besides the fact that he is a fellow Arkansan, he reminds me a lot of Chris S. Not in looks, but the fact that they are both great musicians, not just singers, both songwriters, and both previously active in the music ministries of their respective churches. Think about voting for Kris Allen on Tuesday nights! : )

Oh, one more thing about voting....the public is voting on the Dove's New Artist award, one of the two that Chris is up for. You can help him win by going to www.gospelmusicchannel.com/dovesvoting and casting your vote AND/OR text DOVE CSLIGH to 72648! Vote up through April 23rd!

Just a few more days and this Blogger Girl becomes a Dove Diva! : )

Empty Me-the fan video

So, last Oct., Chris Sligh asked fans to submit themselves lip-synching to "Empty Me", with the idea of compiling the submissions into a video. The creation is done, and the JLNLR girls appear at about 1:46, performing in the Heaven's Loft store (the project that will benefit from Chris's appearance at Central Baptist Church, NLR, this Sat., the 17th at 7 p.m. Go to http://www.jlnlr.org/ for $10 tickets or you can get them at the door for $15). My niece also makes an appearance, but sadly, my nephew got cut. I'll let Chris explain that to him at the next fan picnic. LOL Enjoy!