"It's been a long time since..."

Title: Rock and Roll
Artist: Led Zeppelin
Album: Led Zeppelin IV (Zoso)

It has been quite a while since I have blogged.  There is much to report really.  Heather and I added a new member to the family.  Stella Josephine was born on November 2nd and it has been a crazy ride over the past 6 months or so.  My supervisor at work retired in October, making me the lead mechanic and I have had two helpers in the meantime.  Work has been going great.  Hope Chapel has seen some great movements in God's work.  Last weekend was the "Weekend of Hope" and it was awesome to see God bring people from the community out to meet us.  I am praying hard, as the leadership team chair, that God will give us a clear direction for the next steps to take in this ministry.

I have really been considering getting back in gear and writing and as the weather continues to get warmer (not that there was much of a winter to speak of this year) that will get easier.  I have quite a few ideas floating around in my head for songs and lyrics.  I want to get this out and see what happens.  I have talked to Matt (from Long Shot Love Affair) about recording and possibly making a go of it.  I am getting an itch to play out and last weekend playing on a stage with a drummer and bassist only drove this to a peak in me.  Also, seeing Counterpoint and Covenant play made me really feel the urge to (at the very least) get a jam session together.

I have been playing at Hope Chapel every week, but that is only 3 or 4 songs... I need more.  Jon and I have talked about putting together an acoustic set and playing somewhere, as well.  Getting into some more praise-oriented music has pushed my playing to the next level (along with the game Rocksmith, maybe I'll review that in another blog).  It's kinda fascinating to me, really.  The music that I have been playing has allowed me to explore my playing ability because I have not been singing as much.  Now I am feeling like I need to get back to exercising my vocals and incorporating the new ground that I am treading as a guitarist.

So as I look to begin a new music journey (or continue an old one, however this works out), I also look to expand my repertoire and tread even more new ground.  It's a nervous excitement for me.  I know that this has been a random mish-mash of subjects and I will (hopefully) expand on some of these topics as I attempt to get back to blogging.  Thanks for reading...