American Idol's tenth season started last week. When I lived overseas, my family and I would watch it together in order to have some know of what was going on in the music realm. Each episode has its ups and downs, the amazing and the not-so-amazing. However, this season is different. They've changed around the judges and the way they present the auditions. Producers now added more meat to contestants by showing more of their personal lives and less of the auditions that make you want to cringe. And, well, today's episode had one of the hardest hitting stories they've ever shown.
Of course, the producers show snippets throughout the two hours in order to keep audiences interested, and they keep the story for the VERY last part possible. The man auditioning shows Jennifer, Steven, and Randy his girlfriend's engagement ring, and he proceeds to tell his story: He and his girlfriend have been dating for eight years; they've been engaged for two. The couple made plans to marry exactly two years-- to the date--after the engagement. But plans had to change. The fiance was in a tragic accident two months before they were to make their vows. She is now paralyzed and unable to speak. He has never left her side; he and her mom work together to support her. "I could never leave when she needed me the most," says the contestant.
I don't think I've ever cried so much during an Idol episode. I could never know how much they have been through. It's hard to think how something so tragic could happen to such a beautiful couple, such a beautiful girl. It broke my heart to see her nod her head in approval as she learned her fiance was going to Hollywood; she had to move her entire torso to get her point across. I'm glad God is giving the couple as much strength as he is. Their story is the perfect example of how God loves and treats us.
He has NEVER left our side. He is ALWAYS there for us. Don't ever doubt his love and adoration for you. If it doesn't seem like he cares, he really does! Jeremiah 29:11 says: "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.God's the only one true love we can ever have; he supports us through and through. He thinks you are the best there can be. God can always use you to further his kingdom and make his story known, for you are beautiful, intelligent, graceful, inspiring, no matter what happens.
Psalms 139:14
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
JJ Heller "Your Hands"
-Much Love,
Tori M.
Of course, the producers show snippets throughout the two hours in order to keep audiences interested, and they keep the story for the VERY last part possible. The man auditioning shows Jennifer, Steven, and Randy his girlfriend's engagement ring, and he proceeds to tell his story: He and his girlfriend have been dating for eight years; they've been engaged for two. The couple made plans to marry exactly two years-- to the date--after the engagement. But plans had to change. The fiance was in a tragic accident two months before they were to make their vows. She is now paralyzed and unable to speak. He has never left her side; he and her mom work together to support her. "I could never leave when she needed me the most," says the contestant.
I don't think I've ever cried so much during an Idol episode. I could never know how much they have been through. It's hard to think how something so tragic could happen to such a beautiful couple, such a beautiful girl. It broke my heart to see her nod her head in approval as she learned her fiance was going to Hollywood; she had to move her entire torso to get her point across. I'm glad God is giving the couple as much strength as he is. Their story is the perfect example of how God loves and treats us.
He has NEVER left our side. He is ALWAYS there for us. Don't ever doubt his love and adoration for you. If it doesn't seem like he cares, he really does! Jeremiah 29:11 says: "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.God's the only one true love we can ever have; he supports us through and through. He thinks you are the best there can be. God can always use you to further his kingdom and make his story known, for you are beautiful, intelligent, graceful, inspiring, no matter what happens.
Psalms 139:14
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
JJ Heller "Your Hands"
-Much Love,
Tori M.
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