This was a great thing for us all tonight. We weren’t entirely sure what to expect. I was getting quite worried about managing the venue requirements on how most things aren’t slows into a venue anymore, including “any unsealed gels or liquids”. Given that I use peppermint oil to help me with nausea, and most often in new settings with lots of people, I was worried about that one in particular. Not to mention how I can only seem to keep down ice cold water, and have to drink it either immediately or keep it in one of the fancy metal canteen bottles, like Yeti. Also, alcohol for sanitizer.
However, when we arrived downtown early to eat together, I saw as we were slowly passing the venue entrance that a whole security team was already standing there by the doors. I jumped out of the car while my husband went to find parking (coincidentally, just behind my mom’s car without either of them knowing until I pointed it out). I went and asked one of the security people to help me understand fully what the guidelines were, because I’d been unable to get anyone from the venue on the phone. I said that I was pregnant and mentioned about the oil, and ended up showing him all my little liquid/gel things and he approved them all, and the purse size, and the water bottle… with the ice water in it! He said, “You’re pregnant,” and said that that makes a difference. As long as I don’t have anything “outrageous”, it will be fine. I had even asked about my water bottle, saying I could empty it out before entering, but would there be ice inside for me to have with water? He asked what was in my bottle, if it was just water. I said that it was ice water, and explained why. He said it would be no problem, since I am pregnant.
And it all was no problem. And I am very grateful.
Oddly, our tickets never got scanned by anyone.
But we had good seats in the upper level of the small-ish venue, even though it was General Admission and we weren’t early.
And then the songs were great. Most of them sound the same in terms of the notes and rhythms sung. But it never matters. Each one is great in its own right and the lyrics are awesome.
We all had a great time. Plus, it was cool to be st something that raises money entirely to support women st the pregnancy center, especially women in crisis pregnancies, as they are sometimes called. Last year, they had over 12,000 women served, and over 2,000 babies saved from abortion.
Wow.
Thank you, Father.
Dear God, thank you for this night. Help us to sleep well tonight, please.make me and the baby well and safe keep my husband safe, please. In your name, I pray. Amen.
Post-a-day 2024
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