This was a special, emotional and powerful day. We were up at 5:15 am, ate a big breakfast and
off to Faith Lutheran Church in Flower Mound by 7:00 am. The boys performed at two services and were
warmly received and appreciated. Lots of
intermingling with parishioners, Minnesota connections and members of Mark’s
extended family. A Subway lunch
especially designed for all dietary needs was delivered after the second
service. We ate outside in the shade and then hopped on
the buses (piloted by Joe and Al our great drivers) and headed to the Sixth
floor Museum.
The Sixth Floor Museum is in the original Texas Book
Depository building where Lee Harvey Oswald laid in wait for the motorcade that
carried John Kennedy. The boys were
fascinated. Many read every word in
every exhibit. There were three members of
the tour who were actually alive when John Kennedy was assassinated but that
didn’t take anything away from the experience of those who weren’t. Standing on the curb and seeing how close the
people who were there that day were to the tragedy was profound.
We headed back to Faith Lutheran Church for a 7:00 pm concert
after a stop for dinner where we ate and sang in appreciation for the wonderful
food and service.
The concert was in recognition of the life of Maxwell Thomas
Schwloert and Father’s Day. This is
where the t-shirts “Love to the Max” had their meaning. The boys sang beautifully. Mark dedicated the song Tell My Father to
fathers everywhere but made special mention of a few. There were very few dry eyes. As a special photo tribute the choir sat on
the floor of the gymnasium and spelled out “Max”. We headed back to the hotel for a quick ice
cream treat courtesy of Cassie and went to bed.
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