Two posts in the period of like.... two days! Record!!! Give me a prize... haha.
So WHO IS IN CHARGE? And in charge of what you may be asking? Well... everything that has been happening. From our first song to our first show, who should be given credit? Don't give it to us. Fact is, there is little we could take credit for anyways. Who else besides God could have so perfectly orchestrated every tiny detail of this undertaking for the last 2 or so years? He knew of our impatience before it would come, he knew of the struggles, the tears and the successes. He also knew of the failures we would face, the way some would receive us, the way we would so often stumble away from his plans. We know that because we aren't highly experienced musicians, we will be made fun of. We have been already. We've been disrespected and gotten such strange looks. Like, HELLO? YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!! That's the typical response, right? But we have also been blessed with such great friends along the way, trusting in us and teaching us. But we aren't even certain what he will do through us. What excitement and joy would we have if our life's greatest moments were alll known ahead of time??? All we know is HE IS IN CHARGE. He is planning the most incredible things for us, we only need to surrender our lives to him completely, and he will work through us. I have no doubts. The same God who has been credited with the amazing and impossible.... this is the God I serve. And yes, I am glad he is in charge.
30 followers! Keep it up! :D
Stay strong, rock on.
Beth
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
Have you ever come across an old song that you just looked past one time and then a while later you are like "This is the BEST song in the world!!" yes, well I just had one of those moments. The song Jesus Paid It All is my favorite song at the moment (ps: my favorite song changes fromd day to day, sometimes from hour to hour, and other times from week to week; very unpredictable.) Anyways, the new contempory version is so amazing and I love the way Kristian Stanfill does it, SOoo amazing.
I know you have heard the news already about the bass player (Sean) and the drumming lessons which is awesome, but I really feel this band is pulling together and is starting to go somewhere. I am excited but leaving things in God's hands.
peace
Zoe
I know you have heard the news already about the bass player (Sean) and the drumming lessons which is awesome, but I really feel this band is pulling together and is starting to go somewhere. I am excited but leaving things in God's hands.
peace
Zoe
Are You Crazy?!? (Well Yes, Yes I Am....)
Strange.... usually I'm the one posting all the time.... haha. But anyways, thanks to Christa, our tech/artist, we are now on facebook! Check it out! Pretty sweet. And, we are proud to say we are planning to start having regular practices, probably at Zoe's.....
But you know alll that. Well, as things are coming together, I am seeing with new eyes. Just from my bedroom to the stage at CBC seems such a long journey.... and I know we aren't done yet. We're out in a cruel and judgmental world, but we are strongly relying on God to show us what to do. We've only come this far because of him. I take no credit. Our sound is still coming, but we have made a demo of our single.... though crudely made, it is about as precious to us as anything! The way this has all happened, the smallest things leave us begging for more, just a little more insight into God's plans. But I feel we are doing the right thing.
There is a saying, "you can't walk on water if you don't get out of the boat". Well, we've decided to step on the waves. Yes, our hearts are pounding, the possibliity of being dragged under the waves has never been far from our thoughts. The pressure of what others will think. .The pressure to compete. But God is slowly showing me we are doing this for him.... and no one else matters. No record label, no competing band can take away the way we feel about Him, the way He is leading us to the perfect place. And I now know that even when the fear of slipping under is so real it hurts, God is more in control. I've tried driving down this road by myself, but now, I've handed him the wheel. And I know He's a better driver than me.
Thanks to everyone supporting us! 23 followers in less than 24 hours! Whoo-hoo!!!
Stay strong, rock on.
Beth
But you know alll that. Well, as things are coming together, I am seeing with new eyes. Just from my bedroom to the stage at CBC seems such a long journey.... and I know we aren't done yet. We're out in a cruel and judgmental world, but we are strongly relying on God to show us what to do. We've only come this far because of him. I take no credit. Our sound is still coming, but we have made a demo of our single.... though crudely made, it is about as precious to us as anything! The way this has all happened, the smallest things leave us begging for more, just a little more insight into God's plans. But I feel we are doing the right thing.
There is a saying, "you can't walk on water if you don't get out of the boat". Well, we've decided to step on the waves. Yes, our hearts are pounding, the possibliity of being dragged under the waves has never been far from our thoughts. The pressure of what others will think. .The pressure to compete. But God is slowly showing me we are doing this for him.... and no one else matters. No record label, no competing band can take away the way we feel about Him, the way He is leading us to the perfect place. And I now know that even when the fear of slipping under is so real it hurts, God is more in control. I've tried driving down this road by myself, but now, I've handed him the wheel. And I know He's a better driver than me.
Thanks to everyone supporting us! 23 followers in less than 24 hours! Whoo-hoo!!!
Stay strong, rock on.
Beth
Thursday, October 15, 2009
More and more exciting news!
Hello all! Christa here!
I come with some really great news! Zoë has decided that it is high time for her to start taking up....(drum roll, please) none other than....DRUM LESSONS! Yes, that's right! Our non-drumming drummer might live up to her title once and for all! ;) I was excited when she gave me a ring last night and told me this amazing news! She's going to be taking it once a week, I believe with CBC's drummer, Kristin. So, here's hoping for the best!
Annnnnnnd, to add to this excited news, here's another tid-bit of awesome information Zoë dropped off to me last night... (another drum roll, please).... we might actually have a bass player!!! Yes, yes! Someone who actually knows HOW to play it, and who has one! Exciting, no? This young man that she's talked about goes to her old school, is a Christian, and is not currently in a band. AND, going by Zo's opinion, he's very excited about playing with us.. (he was like asking what time our practices were, etc., so therefore Zoë decided it would be a good idea to actually MAKE a scheduled practice time once a week. Right now we're thinking Sundays after church, possibly) I practically screamed her eardrums off when I heard the news!
AND to add to all this excitement going around, I have started a design for a CD cover. Are we ready to see it? Alright, here it is!
^Click on the thumbnail to see the full-sized image^
I hope that you like it! Of course, it's a ways from being done. That long blue rectangle floating around up there is going to be where the album title rests. Obviously, we do not have an album title as of yet.
Hmm. What else...oh, right! I do not believe I have recorded my most recent musical news on here..I have decided not to go after the bass guitar, and rather pick up the violin! A few months back, a guy at our church told my dad that he had an old violin body just collecting dust up in his attic, and asked if I wanted it (because my dad had told him that I had been wanting to play one for a while). So that afternoon we drove over and picked her up. She's an unusual color, what's called a "blond" violin. She is not the common deep brown, but rather a lighter tan-ish color. Her name is Ivy, by the way. So me and my father went out on the endeavor of attempting to build everything else she needed. We glued the fingerboard on her (which ended up sliding too far up), we have the bridge whittled and resting on it, chin rest, tailpiece, pegs, bow, and strings. The only problem we've encountered is the bass string breaking. So that's what we have to fix next! But, yes, Ivy is almost finished! Needless to say, I so cannot wait until she's done!
Here's some scripture that I came upon today, and thought you might want me to share it with you:
"Extortion turns a wise man into a fool,
and a bribe corrupts the heart.
I come with some really great news! Zoë has decided that it is high time for her to start taking up....(drum roll, please) none other than....DRUM LESSONS! Yes, that's right! Our non-drumming drummer might live up to her title once and for all! ;) I was excited when she gave me a ring last night and told me this amazing news! She's going to be taking it once a week, I believe with CBC's drummer, Kristin. So, here's hoping for the best!
Annnnnnnd, to add to this excited news, here's another tid-bit of awesome information Zoë dropped off to me last night... (another drum roll, please).... we might actually have a bass player!!! Yes, yes! Someone who actually knows HOW to play it, and who has one! Exciting, no? This young man that she's talked about goes to her old school, is a Christian, and is not currently in a band. AND, going by Zo's opinion, he's very excited about playing with us.. (he was like asking what time our practices were, etc., so therefore Zoë decided it would be a good idea to actually MAKE a scheduled practice time once a week. Right now we're thinking Sundays after church, possibly) I practically screamed her eardrums off when I heard the news!
AND to add to all this excitement going around, I have started a design for a CD cover. Are we ready to see it? Alright, here it is!
^Click on the thumbnail to see the full-sized image^
I hope that you like it! Of course, it's a ways from being done. That long blue rectangle floating around up there is going to be where the album title rests. Obviously, we do not have an album title as of yet.
Hmm. What else...oh, right! I do not believe I have recorded my most recent musical news on here..I have decided not to go after the bass guitar, and rather pick up the violin! A few months back, a guy at our church told my dad that he had an old violin body just collecting dust up in his attic, and asked if I wanted it (because my dad had told him that I had been wanting to play one for a while). So that afternoon we drove over and picked her up. She's an unusual color, what's called a "blond" violin. She is not the common deep brown, but rather a lighter tan-ish color. Her name is Ivy, by the way. So me and my father went out on the endeavor of attempting to build everything else she needed. We glued the fingerboard on her (which ended up sliding too far up), we have the bridge whittled and resting on it, chin rest, tailpiece, pegs, bow, and strings. The only problem we've encountered is the bass string breaking. So that's what we have to fix next! But, yes, Ivy is almost finished! Needless to say, I so cannot wait until she's done!
Here's some scripture that I came upon today, and thought you might want me to share it with you:
"Extortion turns a wise man into a fool,
and a bribe corrupts the heart.
The end of a matter is better than its beginning,
and patience is better than pride.
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit,
for anger resides in the lap of fools."
(Ecclesiastes 7:7-9)
I think we all tend to be prideful in one situation or another; it's only human. We also tend to be quick to react and anger in different instances. But if we take our Father's example, and be slow to anger, and slow to react, we would be much better off.
God bless your day!
-Christa B. <><
Monday, October 5, 2009
Worship Team and Conference
What's up everyone, sorry I haven't written in a while. I have recently joined the worship team at EBC (Evangelical Baptist Church) and it has been pretty awesome so far. I have had struggles and all but that's expected. For the most part it has been a really awesome experience and I have really grown in my ability to play with others a lot.
Although I love playing with the band there are some struggles that come along with that, that I had to adjust to. The other members of the band have been playing together for a long time and for me to come in and start playing with them was rather difficult because I had to get used to the worship leader's technique and everything and also get used to making a lot of changes within the songs which I was not really used to, but other than those things it has been going well.
The purpose of this band is to worship God and that is the only purpose we strive for. Worshiping God doesn't just deal with music though. Worship is a lifestyle, a way of living as we strive for an intimate relationship with God. Through that relationship and his passion and love and glory shining through us we are able to express that to others. I was once told that when a you bow a violin string, strings on violins near by resonate. If we let him, God with be the musician and bow our strings and then we will make the other people resonate.
Peace,
Zoe
Although I love playing with the band there are some struggles that come along with that, that I had to adjust to. The other members of the band have been playing together for a long time and for me to come in and start playing with them was rather difficult because I had to get used to the worship leader's technique and everything and also get used to making a lot of changes within the songs which I was not really used to, but other than those things it has been going well.
The purpose of this band is to worship God and that is the only purpose we strive for. Worshiping God doesn't just deal with music though. Worship is a lifestyle, a way of living as we strive for an intimate relationship with God. Through that relationship and his passion and love and glory shining through us we are able to express that to others. I was once told that when a you bow a violin string, strings on violins near by resonate. If we let him, God with be the musician and bow our strings and then we will make the other people resonate.
Peace,
Zoe
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