What I See
I get sermon snips everyday via email from one of my favorite pastors, Charles Stanley of First Baptist in Atlanta. This week’s messages included “The Power of Persistence”, “Perseverance”, “Time for Success” and “Using Time Well”. Wish I could say I consistently excel in all these areas, I don’t. But, I do aspire to the principals, and feel I made some really good strides this year.
Last night I cut my website over to a new version. It feels really good to have gone through this process. In the past I’ve done all this type of work myself, but this time around I engaged a friend and fellow writer/musician, John Cloer, who’s expanding his marketing horizons into web development. Thanks to John and his wife Cate (singer/songwriter), for encouraging me to get this done, and especially to John for his hard work and patience through the development process. This multi-talented duo has really blossomed this year and is quickly becoming a mainstay act in the Charlotte music scene.
Here come the holidays as I’m wrapping up my first studio effort, a four song EP, which has been a great learning experience. Though the songs will be done, I won’t have all the money to finish the project this year, but I’ll be getting pre-mastered mixes posted as soon as they are ready.
It’s also time to start mapping out 2010 and make some personal decisions that could significantly impact life as I (and my family) know it today. Most of all, I need take time to count up the blessings and look for ways to quietly give back to those who have needs. To observe life more intently and laugh a little more often, to be more resilient in situations that wear me down by sifting what really matters from the nonsense that’s so pervasive in our world today. It only takes a tiny crack for light to shine into darkness, and a heart of hope to see it.
November 14th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
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