Toby Mac Hits Deep

Toby Mac Hits Deep

Tips and tricks of taking your little ones to their first concert.

"You take me to the place where I know I need You
Straight to the depths that I can't handle on my own
And Lord I know, I know I need You
So take me to Your great. take me to your great unknown"

We’ve all heard his name and his music, Toby Mac! A Christian music artist who has been in the business for over 20years making hundreds of songs to help us all connect and worship God together.

"Oh, I feel it in my heart
I feel it in my soul
That's how I know
You take our brokenness and make us beautiful
Yeah, that's how I know"

Toby Mac recently toured through our city, Phoenix Arizona. Opening lineup consisted of Colten Dixon, Building 429, Capital Kings and more! I heard an advertisement for the tour on KLove Radio in which they followed up with, “Tickets starting at just $15!” I thought this is a pretty great lineup, especially for such a cheap price! Now, in my household, we only listen to the Lord’s music. Our oldest daughter, Nikkie, is an avid singer with dreams of becoming one herself and our son (who wasn’t so blessed in the singing department) loves to jam out regardless of how off beat or out of tune he is. :) There’s always someone singing, dancing, clapping hands, or whatever musical nonsense they can think of going on in our car or home. Toby Mac is a definite favorite among the older two. I spoke to my husband to gather his thoughts on taking them for their first concert. He, of course, was all for it. We figured upper level would be the best idea for their first time. One, because their 6 and 8 years old. Two, we don't have to fight off a large crowd to keep them protected and three, if it doesn't sit to well with one of them, we can easily make an escape without disturbing too many people. PS: I found sound canceling earplugs at the dollar store! A pack for four people all just a dollar! (just in case the musics too loud for little ears) Unfortunately though, we were unable to take Jude. Coming from a split family, his mother wanted to take him to the concert which is great and an amazing experience for them to share together! We were grateful and happy that he got to go to the concert still and enjoy a fun event with his mom. This particular show was a late one though. The first act went on at 730pm and with 5 opening acts I knew Toby Mac wouldn’t be going on till at least 10pm. (I was instantly exhausted thinking of this which really made me feel like im getting old lol) With that in mind, I decided to show up fashionably late so she didn’t get too restless sitting there for hours. WE Got to our seats and watched (the end of) Colten Dixon, Capital Kings and Building 429 all put on a great show! I decided to take her out to walk around and stretch her legs for a bit, use the restroom, get a drink, and show her the merch table. She thought this was cool and even asked to use her own chore money to purchase herself a t-shirt! (How cute!?) The shirts were pricey non the less though so I explained to her we would find a cheaper one online later and how it’s “uncool” to wear the bands t-shirt your wearing to their show and to my surprise it totally worked! ;) We also took this opportunity to take a few selfies

We made our way back to our seats just in time to catch the last bit of the last act and a speaker who came out to talk for Food for the Hunger Campaign as well as say a few inspiring words. One of which was for married couples that I will share with you all. He shared a story of how him and his wife would start a fight over something little such as pretzels falling on the clean floor and it would turn into a screaming match over who had hurt who more over the last six years of their marriage. There are fights and hurt within every marriage, no matter how perfect or compatible you may be. Fights will get worse if your not resolving, as well as, fixing the damage and\or fighting for all the wrong reasons. He said to us, as a couple, you need to fight for all the right reasons. Fight FOR your marriage not against it! Fight to stay connected with each other and with God. Let go of pride no matter how hurt you may feel and give your spouse what they need and they will in return. Its amazing the power and the difference one person can make. It only takes one.Remember, "with God, all things are possible." Matthew 19:26
After his inspiring speech, Toby Mac was on! He sounded great, the lights and stage set up were spectacular, and you can feel the energy from everyone around you. It was so much fun! we danced and sang our little hearts out. Then it came, little Miss Nikerdoodle was hit with exhaustion like a giant wave. I couldn't take her home yet through, his set was only half way through and I knew she'd be upset for missing a few of her favorites the next day. everyone in the few rows behind us left so I let her stand on top of her chair so she could see better and held her arms as we sang and danced some more. This woke her up a bit but what really woke her back up was one of her favorite songs coming on, Raindrops. She finished the remainder of the concert like a champ and we made our way back to the car. With no surprise, she barely made it five miles before she was fast asleep with a great memory.