Photo shoot

Over the weekend we were able to get together for a photo shoot. It was a beautiful, warm, summery afternoon... perfect for spending it outdoors! Our graphic designers are excited to get started on the album artwork. By the way, as cool as this image looks, I picked a photo to post that would not show you what the cover might look like... you get to be surprised! Don't you just love the suspense? 

Vocals

Tomorrow we head back for another weekend at the studio- this time to record the vocals. 

This year we hardly had a practice where there wasn't someone with a cold or sore throat. We recognized this and prayed regularly for our vocal health leading up to the recording. We believe in a God who answers prayer! In the last few weeks we have been blessed to all be healthy! 

Would you join us in prayer that as we sing this weekend our voices would be pure and clear 

and that the message in each song would grip the hearts of those who hear it? Thank you!

At the studio - day 3

It's 11:30am and the musicians are getting ready to start recording our 11th song for the weekend! Everything is going really well, and we are so grateful for your prayers. Here are a few shots of what it looks like in the studio right now.

Tomorrow...

...is the day we head to the studio! 

We are all pumped and ready for the trip to Indiana for the weekend! We'll be laying down the instrumental tracks this time, and next weekend we plan on going back and recording the vocals.

Many thanks to Kezia for hanging out with us during practices along the way... 

she provided us with these great pictures to share!

Seth

Happy 19th Birthday, Seth!

How I like to eat spaghetti: Lots of meat and a fork

Something it seems everyone has done, except for me: Get married

Scariest moment of my life: 

I can think of two right now. The first was when my sister-in-law to be told me I had to wear a pink tie to her wedding. The second took place while horseback riding in Montana; My horse started running down a steep slope and jumped over a small drop-off. I lost my balance and flew over its neck. Everything went black and the next thing I knew the horse was jumping right over me. Then everything went black again. The part that I don't get is my foot was caught in the stirrup. I can't figure out how I could fly over the neck and get jumped with it caught. Anyway, it could have been worse... ten feet after I came to a stop there was a 20 foot cliff. Fun times! Now you know why I love to ride horses!

Dream job: Cop or Career Firefighter

A favorite memory with the Team: Love sitting around talking and eating pizza with the Team!

Something that makes me smile: My awesome friends and a good pun

Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let 
us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, 
and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes 
on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him 
endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand 
of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1-3

Fun times

Greetings from us! As you can see we like to have fun, even when we're practicing! Some of us decided to wear bright colors to practice one day... but... we forgot to take pictures! That evening Jason suggested having a Sunglass Saturday the following week. What fun! Everyone came wearing shades. 

Practice

A peek into our life would reveal this! We get together twice a week to practice, pray, and discuss our album-in-the-making. Throughout each evening we stand in awe of God's amazing work. Everything is coming together really well and we're excited for the weeks to come!

We would appreciate your prayers as we head to the studio next month. Our desire is that God be honored through every part of this project, and that each copy that goes out would be a blessing to all who hear it. May it draw them close to Christ!