Peace

This has got to be one of the rarest things people have in their lives....Peace. Especially with guys with brains like mine who can get so wrapped up in where you want to go and what you want to do that you forget to enjoy where you are at. If you can't enjoy where you are right now in the present, you will never be satisfied. The old cliche about taking time to stop and smell the roses is actually pretty good. Sure sometimes there may be a bee in one, or a dog took a leak on one, or whatever...but sometimes you need to stop and take in the view, even if it is the prettiest or most spectacular. One day you will be on your mountain top and it is nice to be able to truly appreciate that view because you can remember the view from the valley. Life is a lot about perspective. I put in my Facebook status that I feel a peace that I have felt for a while again....that I can enjoy where I am at and even be excited about where I am at and where I am going without falling into OCD about where I am going and missing the present. That is no way to live. Like in Bruce Almighty..."It's goooood!" So thank God for perspective change and awesome people around me to keep me in check and grounded. I am blessed! Until next time!
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Sometimes life is hard...

Wouldn't it be nice if we all had crystal balls where we could look in and see what is going to happen in our lives. Sure it would! But we don't. We only have faith and trust which is really hard. Sometimes you just feel like you are in a pickle and you don't know up from down or left from right. Lately I feel like that a lot. Kind of like Jean Claude Van Damme in "Bloodsport" where he gets blinded and is trying to use his other senses to figure out where his opponent is. Except my life ain't no movie! I am dying for some confirmation on what I am supposed to be doing over the next few years. My hearts desires are pretty clear and obvious but I have learned timing is everything. I feel a little in the desert right now and don't want to make the process any longer then I have to to get out. Yes, sometimes I feel like the carrot is dangling in front of my face and I cannot reach it....that is frustrating. I just want to know that I CAN at some point reach it. So many questions, so little answers. Enough to drive a guy crazy. I have an inner dialogue going on in me that is arguing about "Destiny and Placement" vs. "Make a Decision and Act on It". So which is it? Do I just need to figure out what I want to do and where that can happen truly or do I sit back and wait for the doors to be opened for me. This is really hard. For now I pray and wait for an answer on that. I have placed a proverbial fleece before God like Gideon did asking for some confirmation and/or sign of what I need to do. If He did it for Gid he can do it for me. Hope my close friends and people that speak into my life have some words of wisdom too. I need to feel like walking into my future and not waiting around squandering it, doing things I feel like I am not really supposed to be doing. But I could be way off base too...what the heck do I know!! Anyway, that is my venting and ranting session for now....until next time...

Planning and Patience

So those two words basically sum up where I am at. Planning for the future but being patient while we get there. I really feel there is so much in front of us as far as what we will step into in our lives but timing is everything. I am busting my butt here for the next however many months to financially position ourselves to step into what we are wanting to do. This will be good but like everyone else, we want it sooner then later. So we must be patient. It will come soon enough. But we are definitely dreaming in the meantime as well. I have a feeling this year will end up flying by due to business and such. 3 jobs (technically), recording our Ep, finding time for my wife and kids, walking the dog...it will be crazy! But after this year, it will be amazing where we are and what we can do. I am truly believing we will be blown away at the opportunities that come our way. It is exciting! I have an intense desire to travel and share what is going on in our lives with others who are interested. I think our Ep will open doors for us as well. I believe things at C3 Church Edmonton are going to take off this year as well which will also open doors. I better buckle up as the ride is just beginning...yahoo!! Anyway, until next time, as Red Green says, keep your stick on the ice!

New Season

So it seems I am upon a new season in my life. A new job (so I have 2...3 if you count the Music Director at church), a new momentum, a new perspective. It also seems like it is a season of "No B.S." with others. I don't have time for it. I am spread pretty thin for right now which is fine but "it is what it is". I don't have time for attitudes, expectations, egos, entitlement, whatever! This isn't sitting too good with some people but that is o.k. I have to put my wife and kids and our life first. I have found you can't please everyone so don't even bother trying. Be who you are and if people don't like it they don't have to be your friend. Those who want to will be and accept you for who you are. My only reponsibility is to please God. I feel I am. He is my first priority and my wife and kids are next. Then I have to contend with my professional responsibilities and then my friends get what is left. I am o.k. with this. I have no idea how long this season will last and what the next will bring. I just know there is a lot to do in the season and it is an exciting time in our lives. I believe it is the beginning of some really cool things we are going to be able to do over the next few years. I will keep ya posted for those who care. If you don't, that is o.k. too as I am not offended :). We all just keep pressing on! Until next time...

Chillin' in Asheville...

So here I am in the garage studio on my Mac watching Steve lay some tracks. Pretty cool. I am having a great time down here and learning as much as I can. I love writing, recording and creating music. Nothing beats that in my mind. A song well done is so amazing and satisfying. I know this is just the beginning for me. I love hanging out with people that are already doing this. It is so inspirational. Especially with these characters! :) The music they are creating is awesome! I am definitely inspired and at the same time pleasantly suprised that I was heading down the same path sonically and stylistically. That is weird and very cool at the same time! I am hopefully going to send some stuff their way to co-write with me and my team. No egos here just the desire to make some amazing music. I love it!!

Let This Decade Begin!!

So we have started the 2010-2020 decade. Man is it going to be huge! The rate technology is rapidly advancing and things are changing, I cannot imagine what 2020 will look like! There are already 3D televisions, you can do almost anything on phones now (I so want an iPhone!!), you can find pretty much anything on the internet...as long as technology doesn't turn us into robots and we forget what it means to be in relationships. I have vision for this decade and my and my family's lives. Here is what I am believing for and want to see happen this decade:

1. record/produce 3-5 major albums

2. spend some time in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Denmark)

3. take the worship band on some cool trips

4. write some worship songs that impact churches

5. see people's lives radically transformed

6. live in another country for a bit

7. help people position themselves for a better life

8. have my own studio that kicks butt

9. see my kids develop into the amazing people they are

10. get an iPhone :)

The Future is Unclear...

So this should be an interesting year to say the least. It seems like so much it up in the air. I can honestly say I have no idea what the future holds for me and my family. Things could stay relatively the same or could drastically change. I have no idea. Not worried about it at all either. Our life is in good hands. There are a few things I do know for this year however. I am going to shape up even more (physically, mentally, spiritually, etc...), I am going to Asheville to learn as much about recording/producing, etc...in one week as I can (which I believe will just be the start of more of that), I am going to record/write/produce as much as I can this year, and am looking at getting another job which has presented itself to me this week or so which would really help with saving up some money and getting us better positioned. I still think this will be an amazing year of transition but I just have no idea what that will look like. I just know it will be good. There are big things on the horizon and I just have to walk them out. I have vision for my life and I am learning how to let it happen. I am stoked! My goal for the next few years is to have an awesome fun life that is an adventure and a journey...I WILL NOT settle for mediocre and just o.k. I want excellent and adventurous! So this is really "New Year's Resolution" stuff...it is life goals and direction stuff...LET'S SEE IT HAPPEN!!