We are thankful that our friends and families were not touched by the historic tornado outbreak that wreaked havoc across North Carolina on Saturday, April 16, 2011. David and I were in church celebrating the Palm Sunday vigil service when the storms hit our area. Torrential rain poured down over the church before shifting to hail and almost drowning out Deacon’s homily. But the worst soon passed and we thank God that we didn’t experience worse than we did. Many in the old north state were not so fortunate and our hearts go out to them.
So needless to say, we were especially happy to see friends and family at the 63rd Annual Merritt Reunion at Trinity United Methodist Church on Sunday, April 17th. We are not kinfolk of the Merritt family, but we love them just the same! I have played for their reunion service several times in the past, although I haven’t been able to go in quite some time. I’m happy that I was able to make it down and see everyone, play a little while, and of course, partake of a delicious pot-luck picnic.
Listed in the program as the Clear Run Pickers because we all jam together at Clear Run Grocery, we entertained the family with old time and bluegrass gospel tunes House of Gold, They’re Holdin’ Up the Ladder, The Old Cross Road, and Will the Circle Be Unbroken.
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