Choose Happy!

When I review an album, it is usually one that has just hit the market or in pre-release, today I make an exception. I met Tim Lovelace in 2017 at the National Quartet Convention (NQC) and have been impressed and blessed by him ever since. Also, a quick note, a pet peeve of mine actually. It is Tim Love LACE, not Tim LoveLESS. 

In 2017, Tim released his album “Living in a Coffee World” and it is chock full of happiness. Songs such as “What Happened to Tomatoes?”, “Living in a Coffee World” and “Mercurochrome” fill the album with laughter and puts us in touch with our childhood and reality. Still the album touches a nerve of relativity with “Black Belt to Black Eye” while still delivering a few laughs.

A few weeks ago, a young boy in my church sent me a message that Tim Lovelace would be at First Baptist Church in Butler, GA. Without hesitation, I jumped at the opportunity to drive the hour to see him in Butler. Now, this young man is a Southern Gospel fan, I mean he is a F-A-N-A-T-I-C. So, in the week and a half between finding out about the convert and the day of, he downloaded all the Tim Lovelace music he could find and watched as many YouTube videos as possible of his comedy, and songs.

So, on Sunday morning after church, we began talking and he knew more about Tim and his music than I did. I’m telling you; this boy is a Fan! As the day went on, wet and rainy, cold and foggy, I almost didn’t go. Thankfully my little girl wanted to go and she talked me into it. We began our journey and I too played her some videos and she was hooked. 

By the first song on stage, my daughter and her friends were not only laughing but found themselves enthralled with the words coming from Tim. The night had tears, laughter, and contemplation. He closed the night with his testimony and the song “Composer of My Life”. I must say, if for no other song on the album, you must hear this song. Beautifully written and arranged, it is an amazing picture of God at work in our lives through to the finished product. 

One other song on the album and the title of this article is “Choose Happy”, I wake up each morning, and make choices. Some are easier than other, but each day, I choose to be happy. You have a choice too, don’t make the wrong decision, Choose Happy, and that’s just my Southern Gospel Point of View. 

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