Salt Rock Singing

Here are some pictures of performing at the Salt Rock last Saturday.

Thanks to our friend Briana for being a faithful fan and coming to take pictures for us at our shows!

Jeremy and Blake performed a few songs they each had written, and I have to say that the harmonies they made were amazing. Their voices worked really well together.

Micah brought a few percussion tools, like a Cahone, to bust out some beats for the acoustic evening. I really liked the sound it brought, very mellow.

Nate brought this cool sounding guitar and added some lead lines during a few of Blake and Jeremy's songs as well as our worship set at the end. Even though the mic wasn't turned up very loud, every once in a while I could hear a faint little note that made me smile as we sang praises and worshipped, it was so cool.

Chas has a few instrumental songs that he played in between sets. He is such a talented guitar player, and it shows in how well he plays even those high notes with his little pinky.

Saved

My God is mighty to save.

That is one of my favorite lines of a Hillsong United worhsip song right now.
During our show last Saturday we had a time of worship at the end where Blake, Chas, me, Jeremy, Micah, and Nate all played together.
We have been singing this song at church for the past couple of weeks and the words really strike my heart as I think about where I am at, where others around me are, and where our lives are headed.
As I was singing this Mighty to Save song with Blake, I was reminded of how much God has blessed me with, including the ability to get up in front of people and bare my soul of how much I love him with song. It is also a constant reminder that without Him, without Jesus, and without mercy, there is no way, NO way, I would be doing what I am doing right now.
I would gladly be a backup singer, singing harmony for a lead singer, someone who has way more voice than I do. Ask Mel, she knows that I always used to make her sing melody so that I could sing back up harmony when we sang on praise team together.

God has a sense of humor, I will give him that. And I love him for it.

"Everyone needs compassion, the kindness of a savior."

Photo Shoot

Alrighty, so here they are!!! Well some of them. Chas and I had a great opportunity to have a photo shoot a couple of weeks ago with a photographer that is doing some flyers, and we got a killer (I mean, really!) deal on the photo session. He ended up taking over 180 photos, so I just picked out a few that turned out, and some of them we will probably end up using for further shows, and possibly an album cover. Exciting!! So, check em out!

This is the one we may end up using for the album cover, I think it fits with the name pretty well....Just a Vapor.

A little out of context

So, I realized today that I forgot to post pictures of our St. Patty's day party!! So, without further adew.....ta da!!

Your lovely hostesses for the evening, sporting nothing but green for the festivities.


Kelli with the costume winner of the evening, Matt! He even wore a green helmet!


Kelli and I agreed that this picture makes Jeff look stunningly like Shawn McDonald.

Jesse and his greedy ways....not really, it was only eleven dollars.
I love this face of Kaytee's!! She is really getting into the St. Patty's spirit.


Chad and the lovely hat

Good ol' thumbs up for the camera.

Chillin on the couch with Ryann and Jeff waiting to play CLR dice game!

Ashley and Thad originally showed up with no festive gear, but they quickly ran to the store and happened to find some and a stuningly good price of $1!

Just bein a dork as always, he he


And of course, the night would not have been complete with out the notorious Irish Car Bombs. I will admit, I do miss these.


Chas and Jeff chuggin 'em down.

And there you have it, I would say it was a pretty successfull Patt's day party, thanks to those who came out and shared in the good times!!

Easter Simplicity

I started Easter Sunday with some of my favorite scriptures....

Romans 5:6-13

"6You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. 8But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
9Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! 10For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! 11Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation."

I am reminded by these words of how easily of a wretch I can be. How often does someone do something to you, and you just immediately seek revenge in your head, or sometimes, even act it out?

These words help keep it in perspective for me. We do horrible things against Christ, everyday, and yet, in our wickedness, he did not seek revenge. He sought love. Love that frees us.

Then four of us took a little drive down to a little city called Tooele, some of you know this place, and what a quaint little town it is.

It was there we provided "special music" for probably the smallest church I have ever been to.

And it was awesome.

Once again, I am reminded of how awesome Jesus is. That even in the smallest and most simple places, he creates reminders of Himself and what he has done for us.

It was in the simplicity of the day that I was sancitified.

The day ended with a new song writing, one that shows relation to the pain of losing a son, but the rejuvination of a new heart that seeks more of Him.

"Because of you

I can relate to the sympathy of saying good-bye

for just as I lost the one

you lost your son

I'm so sorry Lord

But now my hearts seeks more of you

bleeds more for you

seeks more justice

wants all the things that you say I can do"