I lost my voice.....*squeaks*

Hey, it's Beth.... and if only you could hear me.... (or maybe, you don't want to...)
Because I am sooooo hoarse right now!!! (ugh!!!!)
Anyways, a not so funny story, Donna Lynn (Moynihan) called our house today about rescheduling my voice lessons, and no one was home but me. Soooo, I picked up the phone, and meekly tried to squeak out a "hello" but instead, I ended up sounding very much like this.....
Here's how the conversation went:

Me: Heee... *silence* heeelllo? *very squeaky mind you, hardly audible*
DLM: Beth!?!?! Is that you?!? ( How she knew it was me..... idk....)
Me: I lost my voice. I can't talk. You're gonna have to call back.
DLM: Okay, feel better. *hangs up*

I felt terrible about having to leave her hanging like that, but hey, what else could I do? I'm sure she will understand.... she's nice like that.... :D
Anyways (man do I use that word a lot.... and do I ever use these brackets too much) Zoe and I did worship team at our church for youth sunday yesterday... man was that FUN!!! I only regret Christa wasn't there.... bummer. But I played the guitar and sang, I was LOVING every second, Zoe sang and did piano..... what an incredible time of worship. Buuuut, as mentioned... I lost my voice. On sunday. Yep, just in time for the singing and all. But Dona Lynn's voice lessons came to my aid, and I struggled through all the songs, singing alto..... and now, this is what I get. Total. silence. WHATEVER!!!!! It was worth it!
Hope God is really speaking to all you out there.... no matter what way.....
Hear His voice and be amazed!

Love the guitar girl,

Squeaky Beth

rock on!!!! (even if it is silently) :p

xoxoxoxoxox

Ladies and Gentlemen.... Keira!

Annnnnnd yes! Once again it is me, Beth. ( I think I should be the band's offical newsperson...hmmm...) As the title of this entry implies, I have named my dear little friend (That's DLF for you narnia nuts like me) that Zoe gave me: Keira! Yes, and I'm taking my newest guitar to greenlaws to get fixed up sooooon! Anyways, I'm happy to tell you a new song is on the way! I regret to inform you however, it is missing the chorus (Which I haven't writen yet) but the verses and the bridge are set, apart from some editing (Oh yay....). You want to see it, right? Okay, fine... *big smile* alright...

Can't see with you're eyes, gotta read between the lines
How many times do I have to tell you?
Gotta concentrate, it's a matter of faith
You can escape believe in miracles

All that I've seen is nothing compared to you
All that I need is falling into place

Feeling frustrated, don't know what you've created
Or maybe you don't want to know
You've played it safe, you're dreams locked in a cage
But you can erase the past today

Yes, and sadly, I have no chorus, but.... you get the idea. I'm thinking something along the lines of... D A Em G.... maybe....
Everybody says I write depressing music, so I'm really trying to write happy stuff!!!! Hee hee... :D
But now that Zoe is writing stuff too, she admits writing happy isn't as easy as depressing. Well. I say the reason for that is because songwriting can be a very good for letting your emotions out in a beautiful way. Of course, it always tends to be, er, well, depressing. Well, most of the time for me.
Ok, I'm going for my first driving lesson today! Yessssssssss! Sorry. Off topic. Anyways, have a great day everyone!

Love the guitar girl,

Beth

rock on!!!!
xoxoxoxoxoxox

It's a Matter of Faith

Hello again everybody! I've again witnessed a true miracle from God. As you may know (or if not, keep reading) Zoe's friend Ethan had offered to give me his old electric guitar. That seemed like the answer to all my prayers. I had prayed and prayed so hard that He would help me find an electric guitar (something we deemed necessary for the type of music we want to play) and Ethan's guitar seemed to be the answer at last. I told everyone I knew, how God had given me a guitar. But as soon as He gave it to me... He took it away. Ethan called me about a week later reporting that the guitar wouldn't be traveling to my house in Laconia, due to the fact that is was, truth to be told, no longer in prime playing condition. I have to admit I was a bit crushed. I had prayed, and God had seemingly answered. But suddenly, *poof* He took it right back. Boom. No more. I kept praying. I prayed that if He didn't want me to have Ethan's old guitar, He would show me what He wanted. He gives and takes away. But all I wanted was to be in the place He wanted me in. Last week, at my guitar class, my teacher told me that a store in Meredith called Music and the Arts was having a big sale on guitars. I considered this. Maybe God wanted me to go there? I prayed some more. I was praying every night, asking God to show us where He wanted this all to go. Then last Sunday, I was in for the surprise of my life.
Zoe, had been telling me about a surprise she was planning to give me for a couple weeks now and I really was quite curious. And, this may sound silly, but I prayed about this too! I prayed that whatever the surprise was, that is would be something He could use. After church, my heart nearly stopped when Zoe presented me with.... yes..... AN ELECTRIC GUITAR!!!
I really just about started crying. There is a long story behind how the guitar came into Zoe's hands ( I don't have time to explain, but to those involved, THANK YOU!) but at that moment... that old electric guitar, with dust under its strings... to me, the guitar could have been made of gold. It was an answer to prayer.
Yes, the 5 strings it still had are old (and detune, rapidly!!) and it doesn't have an amp, but I don't care. I lovingly cleaned it up and I will get some new accessories for it soon. Now I only need a name...
It's amazing how fast God is moving, always looking out for us. Just because He may take something away, doesn't mean it is for the worse. Sometimes, you can't see Him with your eyes. Maybe, sometimes, you have to just believe. And sometimes, believing is all it takes.

Love the guitar girl,

Beth

rock on!!!!
xoxoxoxoxoxox

Oh yeah, we got the new look...

Beth here. As you are prolly staring at the header on this blog, yes, we got a picture for you! Finally, I know. Sorry about that... :] Thank Christa, she's the amazing artistic girl on the DP team here. Today I wanted to mention a subject that has been on my mind: time. OK, what do you really need to say about time??? That's what you are thinking, right? Well, you only have so much TIME on this earth. You only have so much TIME to be a teenager, or TIME as the star of your high school sports team, etc, etc..... so how do you know you are spending your time wisely? How do you know that you aren't spending all your time doing the exact opposite thing you should be doing? The answer to this question was far from me. I kept thinking and thinking on this. Music and guitar aren't my only interests. So is this band thing (whether just for fun or for something more in the future) what I should be doing? Then I came across this verse: Proverbs 16:3. "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed."
Bam. I'm still stuck on that verse. Whew. Us girls at DP want to serve and honor God in all we do. And we are convinced that this passion is real.
Real is a big word. In the quest to find what is real, don't get confused. Trust God.

Love the guitar girl,

Beth

Rock on!

xoxoxoxoxox

Somebody Dreams Bigger Than Me...

Alright, time to get back to updating you on all the band's happenings. I know, I know, Christa always bugs me about me adding too many posts (lol, :])... but. God is moving, I can feel it!
So much has happened, once again, and it is awesome to watch God at work. First off, I am finally getting around to doing worship team for our church (youth sunday, whoohoo!!). This of course, led to me asking the inevitable question as soon as I could talk to our church's music director (who plays guitar) and our church's drummer (who is awesome on the drums!!!). That being: "Hey can you guys try a song with me???" Well, they said yes, and after a quick briefing on the chords and such, before I knew it I was belting out my song (Free Fall) above the noise of drums and crazy guitar playing w/ petal and effects. Surprisingly enough, I wasn't the least bit nervous, even when the other kids decided to hang around and listen (and even more exciting, they LOVED it!!!!) and I managed to hit the right notes, blah blah blah.... lol :]
and then our youth group leader was like.... "Wow, can you do that song at church sometime?"
Jesus always takes me by surprise. Always!!! Well, Christa and Zoe weren't there to hear it (sadly... :'( cause it was amazing..) but I told them about it and next sunday, maybe they will get to hear! Yay!
So we (er... I) heard the most professional sounding version of our song so far. And what a beautiful gift from God it was!!! Can't wait to share it with you friends... I'm guessing we will open at EBC (in Laconia) sometime in July....
But that's my plan. God may have something different... you never know!!!
Have a good day, and never forget....
even when you don't understand, trust God. He knows more than you! :]

bethie!!!

XOXOXOXOX

p.s. Wow, this is the 1st post I have put up so far that is all capitalized, and in a readable font size!!! Hee hee!!!! :]

summers on its way...

well... once again it's been too long...
yeah. gotta love the joy of school daze. :)
how have you all been? summer is coming and we are anxiously anticipating more band get2gethers...
free time is such a beautiful thing, anybody who plays sports, or does any extra activity after school
knows what i mean... :) btw, in case any of you haven't figured out what 1tim41516 means (check our blog name)
it stands for 1 Timothy 4:15-16, which says, "Remember these things and think about them, so everyone can see how well you are doing. Be careful about the way you live and about what you teach. Keep on doing this, and you will save not only yourself, but the people who hear you."
this is our hope, that we will only sing what God has told us to, to convince others just how big God is and how important this spiritual battle is... its alot more dangerous than we think sometimes. there is a war for each soul, and we want to be sending the message God wants us to.
i won't ramble on anymore. :D i have to finish a history paper,
then i'm gonna watch Prince Caspian w/ my little sis.
LUV NARNIA!!!!! :D
i kno my bandmates agree.... those movies are awesome! ;)

today is soooo beautiful out! may God touch you through his creation....

luv the guitar girl,

bethie!!!
xoxoxoxox

Prayers Answered

heyy! its been awhile, sorry...
beth here. and i just had to share my incredible story of prayer.
ok, so last saturday when we finally got to meet ethan (i am SERIOUSLY jealous of his guitar!!)
he tells me that he is going to give me his old electric guitar. amp and all. i have been praying about this soo much, you could never know.
i was just stunned into silence, but in my head all i could think was
THANK YOU JESUS FOR BEING AMAZING!!!
i was too excited to say anything.... and i still cant quite put to words the feeling i still feel.
how can God be so amazing to us, when we dont deserve it?
it amazes me, always.... :D
and musical background... christa was explaining...
i really didnt find my passion for music until i was about 7 years old and i preformed in a childrens theater group (done by one voice, for those of you who know me!!!)
after that i took off. i couldnt get enough music. i've been doing 1 voice since 2004, and i've been taking voice lessons since 2005. i started guitar summer 2006/2007ish... its kinda fuzzy..
but writing songs was something i started when i was about 12.
i didnt tell anyone, i was too afraid somebody would laugh at me if i let anyone know what i was scribbling in various notebooks in my upstairs bedroom. but after a year of pouring out my heart on paper, i really felt like God was pushing me to tell someone. that someone(s) would be zoe and christa, my future bandmates. i have to say, at first it wasnt anything great, but God worked with me through it. and now, 3 years later, i feel so much more connected to God through what he's given me. it started really as a small thing. but thats how God works, right??? :D
sorry, was that a novel i just wrote?? lol
alright, have a good sunny day friends!!!

enjoy the sun. :)

beth xoxoxox