Belles of Praise

Today the singing group that I'm a part of, Belles of Praise, sang at Azalea Court in Headland. We are definitely an ametuer group, but we sing primarily Southern Gospel music and the residents there seemed to enjoy it. Christine York leads the group and she devotes a lot of time and energy in picking out the music, organizing, practicing, etc. She formed the group about three years ago and asked me to join and sing second soprano. I had never sang anything except alto, but I told her I would give it a try. I truly enjoy it. We usually practice every other Tuesday night. Even after a bad day at work, it really cheers you up to sing. We have a variety of ages and personality types, but we have a lot of fun with it. Sharon Temples and Barbara DeShazo sing soprano, Christine and I sing second soprano, Ruby McKnight and Ann Deal sing alto. And my sister, Anne, just recently joined the group and sings soprano and tenor. We sing at church on occasion and have started singing at Azalea Court about once a quarter. We'll start practicing our Christmas music soon and that's always fun!