8 months ago?!?

Life is full of changes.  Since my last blog, there have been many, many changes in my life.  So 2 days after my last blog (09/07/2013) I got hired at a company that is an "Authorized AT&T Re-seller" that has over 45 stores spread across 7 states.  I work in the corporate office here in Boise.  It is very laid back, and I have enough screen space that it sometimes feels like Tank (from the MATRIX).  It is a full time gig so it's nice to have a steady income again.  I'm still licensed to sell insurance so if you need a quote, by all means, give me a call!

17 strings, lots of fun

Musically, I have actually been very, very busy.  It is true that I am no longer a part of "the ROXTAR Project", and I'm totally OK with that because I got something better and closer to 'home'.  So the worship team at my church has been going through some transitions, so being available, I have pretty much played something different from one Sunday to the next depending on what's needed.  In this I have started playing bass and realized, I like it! (Through trading and selling I managed to acquire this nice 5 String Ibanez (pictured left)
Of course as you know, I'm a drummer.  I drum.  Drumming is what I do, and it's what I still do.  So a friend of mine asked if I wanted to sit in with her to showcase her album at a small local venue.  Any chance to play, I jump at it.  We played last month, had a blast, and will be playing again this month!
The big deal is a band that I auditioned for.


So I answered a CraigsList ad for a Christian band that was looking for a drummer.  Most of the time these ads are high school kids with a great heart, but not what I'm looking for.  Anyways, I go audition, first sign is a good thing sing the vocal/guitar guy is a worship pastor at the church we practice at, and he has a beard that can go head-to-head with Duck Dynasty any day.  The second thing was the songs I auditioned with were contemporary worship songs that I played at church that morning, or hear on the radio all the time.  It is great to play with like minded Christians that still know how to rock!

I just realized I never posted this, so I'm sorry for the delay, it's only about 8 months late...more to come soon!

This too shall pass

so I'm sitting here at work with my music playing and the song "This to Shall Pass" (by Mark Lowry) comes on, and I think about all the things in my life that will pass...as long as we take things one day at a time it's all alot easier to swallow. It's when I start to dwell on everything all at once that it gets too big and the walls start to crumble....
Woke up this morning with the years i've spent
Hanging heavy on my mind.
At times i see
So much in me
I wish i'd left behind.
But the one thing i've learned
As the years have turned
And they sure have traveled fast.
I don't have to stay where i am today because
This too shall past.

Chorus
This too shall pass.
This too shall pass.
And the tears that fall like raindrops now
Will finally dry at last.
This too shall past.
Sometimes i'm laughing with a crowd of friends
And still i feel alone.
There's a place inside
Full of tears i hide
That i've only cried alone.
But i know that he's near
And i know he hears
And i know these tears won't last.
This pain today
Will be swept away because
This too shall pass.