KAP AND WENDY MCWHORTER
We have known Kap and Wendy McWhorter for almost 15 years now. We met them at Vinelife in Huffman, TX in 1997. Vinelife was a home away from home for us for the better part of that decade and we have many friends from our times there. You know when you meet folks that you immediately like but you both have so many small children that you never actually get to know each other? That's kind of what it has been like for us with them. We have both, as families, both been in the same stage of life for so long. So, when we see each other, we smile at each other from across the room and wish we could ever have a decent conversation. When we knew they were on the tour schedule, we were excited at the prospect of the time with them AFTER the concert. What would it be like to put children to bed and have an uninterrupted adult type of conversation?
Well, it was awesome. And a long time coming. Their house show crowd was warm and responsive which made for an all around glow. I (Michelle) put on my stretchy pants and we stayed up way too late for Wendy, who teaches a Dirt Bag Boot Camp at the crack of crack in the morning. We talked about kids, Jesus, Galatians, families and the church. We laughed a lot. It was everything we hoped it would be. :)
And here enlies, potentially, the best part about what we have the privilege of doing on a house concert tour. When you stay with a family, lounging in your stretchy pants 'til the wee hours, you make a connection you would not make if you packed up your gear and loaded out at 10. When your breakfast together in your jammies with a gaggle of kids, you know stuff about each other that you wouldn't know if you were waking up in your hotel room and shuffling down to the hotel buffet. If we really are going to be about relationship, this "waking up together" scenario will remain of value to us. We are so grateful that people will make up a bed for us, throw a quiche in the oven and fire up the coffee for us. We are so grateful that this week, after so many years of knowing Kap and Wenday, we finally got to sit up together and laugh and talk. Invaluable.
The next day we finally decided to deal with our radiator issues. We had been pouring coolant into our van every few hours on driving days, due to a terrible leak. We exchanged ashes for beauty in Kingwood and got a brand spanking new radiator. We are so thankful that God provided the resources for us to take care of it and that we had a day off to get that done. Now, with a back door that opens AND a non-leaking radiator, we know we are better off than most travelling musicians.:)
On our day off, we rested at our friends, the Maynards' place. We did laundry, ate Mexican food, blogged, did school work, played the piano and watched some Bethel dvds. More stretchy pants, more laughing. Also, Barry may or may not have walked six miles in silly shoes back to the Maynard's house while the car was being fixed.