Mercy Me~Johnny Diaz~Fee

We took the kids to their first REAL concert last night~ Mercy Me, Johnny Diaz, and Fee. I still remember my first concert when I was in 7th grade ~ Amy Grant at the Pensacola Civic Center. We had a wonderful worship experience last night and I hope we made some lifetime memories as well.

Johnny Diaz opened the night basically by making fun of himself for being a no-name, unheard of artist, & opening act. He even wrote and sang a song about being the opening act. It was hilarious! But what actually made it even funnier is that somewhere between the time when they booked him to be the opening act and the actual concert, his song More Beautiful You, has risen on the CM charts as the #1 hit song!

Savanna loves Mercy Me, but she was way more excited to hear Johnny Diaz. She became ECSTATIC when she got to meet him, get a CD signed, and yep, buy the t-shirt! We can officially say, "been there, seen it, bought the t-shirt!"

Johnny Diaz explained his inspiration for the song was his wife and how, after just being married for a year, he has discovered that women have an innate desire to feel beautiful. He challenged all the men in the audience to make their wives and daughters feel cherished and beautiful. Ultimately, as women, we need to see our self worth and beauty through the eyes of the Lord. If you have a daughter you need to buy her this CD! I don't care if she is 6, 16, or even 36 for that matter (this song even ministered to my heart!)

Here are a few of the lyrics just in case you have never been blessed to hear it...

Little girl fourteen flipping through a magazine

says she wants to look that way

but her hair isn't straight her body isn't fake

and she's always felt overweight

Well little girl fourteen I wish that you could see

that beauty is within your heart

and you were made with such care

your skin your body and your hair

are perfect just the way they are

THERE COULD NEVER BE A MORE BEAUTIFUL YOU

don't buy the lies disguises and hoops

they make you jump through

you were made to fill a purpose

that only you could do

so there could never be a more beautiful you!

We also got to snag a quick pic with Fee ~ they were super personable and seemed genuinely excited to meet their fans. They did an awesome job bringing our hearts and souls to the Throne of Grace by singing Glory to God and All Because of Jesus.

then came......MERCY ME!!!!
Micah whispered to me during the concert...
"this is what I am going to do when I grow up."
He got really excited when he noticed that the lead singer was dressed in exactly the same outfit as him...black collared shirt with rolled up sleeves, blue jeans, and cool-guy necklace! Not only did he look the part, he also hollered out to the audience periodically as if HE was leading in worship. He would say things like "Come on everyone ~ I know you can sing! Sing with me! God gave you a voice for a reason!"
Look at Savanna's precious face captured in these two pictures. Don't you wish we all worshiped the Lord with this kind of enthusiasm and excitement?
I bet He does too!
Micah had a little action figure that he brought with him to the concert. At one point, he raised the hands of the action figure and said "Look Mom, He's praising the Lord too!"
PRICELESS!