Well you’ve asked for it. So here it is! There were many videos submitted for my birthday contest. If you are not familiar with the contest, basically I asked people to send me videos of them singing, dancing, and incorporating images to my songs. I got the idea because one of my favorite things to do is to get online and view such videos. I knew that it would be the perfect birthday gift for me!
Before I show you the winners, let me show you one honorable mention. I met these crazy girls at my show in Asheville, NC at Billy Graham’s Training Center “The Cove” a few weeks ago. I enjoyed meeting them so much and this video will show you why. They’re so funny! Here’s Sprig of Joy:
Sprig of Joy Definition Dance from Sprig of Joy on Vimeo.
I wish I could have chosen each video that was submitted to be the winner. They were all so great. So much creativity. So many amazing voices. Such great dancing. It was soooooooo hard for me to narrow it down to 3. So hard in fact that I actually COULDN’T narrow it down to 3. I had a 3-way tie for 3rd place!
Here’s the first 3rd place winner. I met Megan Carolin a couple of times. Sweet girl! And we have a lot in common. We are both walking through a very similar journey right now. I know where she is coming from with this video. That’s why it meant so much to me:
The next 3rd place winner is Julia Colon. I was NOT expecting this voice to come out of this girl. Wow! Not only can she sing her face off, but she expressed the emotion of this song so beautifully. Keep singing Julia. God has gifted you!
Last but not least, the final 3rd place winner is my girl Brittany Brooks. I’d seen another video she created a while back when she sang “Not Guilty” and the girl can sang! But I was blown away by this video she created. She is so creative! And to make it even better, I got a dose of her beautiful voice too!
See what I mean when I said it was hard to narrow it down? And this is just the tip of the iceberg!
I actually just got off of the phone with the 2nd place winner, Blake Rackley. He is so funny and so gifted. I couldn’t believe he was only 17! His video made me laugh and it put the biggest smile on my face. (And him thinking I was 27 helped a little bit too. LOL!):
Last but not least, 1st place went to the adorable Laura Smith. I could immediately tell that Laura was a big fan. I was so sad to hear about her missing me at Winter Jam. But guess what? As the winner of my birthday video contest, I’ll get to meet her in a couple of weeks at a show I have at EWomen in Columbus, OH! I can’t wait to hug her sweet little neck! It took a lot of bravery to sing “(Never Gonna) Steal My Joy” and despite what she says, I think she has a lovely voice!!!
(You’ll probably need to turn up the volume on your speakers to hear this well…)
So there you have it! Congratulations to the winners. Keep an eye out for a box a swag coming your way (however, I get the sneaky feeling that most of you already have signed things from me. Hopefully we can stick some new stuff in there for you)!
Thanks to everyone who sent me a video. If you follow me on twitter, you know what a wonderful birthday I had. Honestly, the highlight of that day was sitting down and watching every last one of your videos! Please do not feel bad if your entry is not above. You all did such an amazing job that you made it too hard on me to choose! I love you so much! Be looking for my thank you card in the mail.
Disa