What to say...?

Wow! It's 3 weeks since I've posted! What's to say...?

It officially looks like spring today, Praise the Lord! When I get jealous of people who live in warm places, I have to remind myself (again) that God sovereignly called us here. Then I can handle the 6-month winter. But today, there is sun, bird-songs and mud everywhere. It smells good!

We made a semi-emergency trip to Halifax last week, to be with Scott's Grampa, who had to have a watermelon-sized tumor (no joke!) removed from his bowel. He came through the surgery remarkably well, especially for an 86 year old, and we know that many prayers were answered. Scott had great opportunities to talk with Grampa about the Lord, now we're praying that the Holy Spirit will continue to work on his heart.

Ummmm...we held our first Psalmist's Night at our Church last night. It is amazing to me just how many people in our church are writers (of poetry, prose, and song). It has been said before that a Psalmist's anointing rests on the place, and there is no denying that their is a powerful anointing on many of the writings that have come from people in our congregation. So last night we held a worship night, where we combined corporate worship with the introduction of about a dozen new songs, and some new poetry. We all took opportunity to either share the Scripture that our writings came from, or to share the story of how the Lord gave us these particular things. It was very powerful. I know that you will be seeing much coming in the future from our Worship department. Stay tuned!

Speaking of new music, I recently entered some of my songs into a couple of National Christian Songwriter Competitions...I was very interested to get some feedback from some Christian Music Industry professionals. I was very pleased that in one competition, my song "Refuge" got an honorable mention, placing in the top 40, and got some excellent feedback. I was doubly excited that my song "Fly" placed in the top 10. I will be heading to Virginia in late June to compete in the finals of that competition. Not only am I excited about the prospect of winning some studio time, but I am really looking forward to hooking up with some other songwriters from across the country. I believe I've shared here before that I know that the Lord has called me to write new songs of praise, and that He specifically wants to put them into peoples' hands, to give others new songs to sing to Him. While I don't think that the path necessarily leads toward a performance career for me, I definitely see it unfolding as a songwriter/worship leader path. I'm excited to see what the Lord intends to do through this competition. Who knows what He's up to?

And, by the way...rememeber the Beast of Pent-up Creativity? It has been unleashed, many thanks to my lovely MacBook Pro. Finally the orchestra/band that is within my body is coming forth. Never before have I found such satisfaction in something that I do. Stay tuned.

I have felt a little far from Him lately, with the flurry of activity, and the emergency travel. But, just as I sat and typed about Him, I felt Him with me. He never leaves, nor forsakes. I need to go on a God-date. It's time to re-fix my eyes on the One who gave me breath.

My new friend

I have a new friend. Her name is Kathy. I like Kathy. She single-handedly set a ball rolling today which will almost amount to saving my life.

Let me tell you a story...

I have another friend. His name is Mr. Keurig. He came into my life just over a year ago. We see each other daily, several times a day to be exact. We share meals together...we read together...we have God-dates together...we have friend-time together. We're pretty close. But one day recently, Mr. Keurig suffered a great tragedy. He just couldn't go on...he couldn't even really explain to us why, he just couldn't go on any more. We were greatly alarmed, and frantically sought help. It was then that we met Kathy...sweet, patient, helpful Kathy. She knew what questions to ask us, even over the phone. She patiently walked us through some life-saving techniques. But she was unsure why Mr. Keurig had lost his will to live. And then she said the words that made the birds sing..."It's going to be OK. Mr. Keurig is just ready to go, and so we're going to let him. I know Mr. Keurig's birthday has already past, but I'm going to send you a new Mr. Keurig anyway. He'll arrive in 4-6 days. You enjoy your new friend, OK?"

I'll never be able to thank my new friend Kathy enough. When all seemed lost, she gladly stepped in to save the day.

R.I.P Mr. Keurig #1. Our time together was grand. Thanks for all the memories.

And the countdown to Mr. Keurig #2 begins...all because of my new friend, Kathy.








Mr. Keurig, the original.
March 13th, 2006 - March 30th, 2007
A great comfort and trusty companion.