In the Studio Again

I am in the studio again today writing with Tim Rosenou- TobyMac's guitar player. I gotta admit, I wasn't looking forward to hitting the ol' drawing board again when Gotee told me to keep writing, but I really believe it has been good for me.
There is a certain pressure that comes with sitting in a room at a scheduled time and saying "1, 2, 3- Create!" Fears like "What if I don't have anything to give today, What if I'm not good enough, What if I look stupid, What if I expose my mess to this person- let alone the world through a song?!" arise in me and I have to choose to risk.
To choose to risk is an interesting thing. It means there is something to lose- but yet also, something to gain. I believe if one chooses to risk, they must also choose to hope. Maybe those words are actually symonomous: Risk; Hope. To hope is to risk. But without hope, the heart begins to die. By sitting sedentary, and not practicing an art, the skill begins to die. By playing it safe, and not venturing to dream, the dream dies.
We have reason to hope.
Today, I choose to hope.

Keith Urban

I work at starbucks in Franklin part time. Some of our regular costumers are Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman. Nicole hasn't come in since she had the baby, and lately, paparazzi have been waiting outside our building- but Keith comes in and gets her grande decaf coffee and tall non-fat milk foam. They are always very warm to us, and pleasant to serve. Today I got him a spoon to take to Nicole for her milk foam and he said "Thanks sweetheart." He probably thinks I'm 17 like everyone else, but it was a nice gesture. Its interesting to watch them handle attention like they do. It continues my fascination with the concept of fame. What is it? Its man given. We give it to people, and then it destroys people. And we wonder what went wrong. There is One who is wired and worthy for great fame. His name is Jesus.

Andy Stanley Quote

"You have no idea the numbers of people that God may want to influence through you.
You may be perfectly positioned to influence the world because you are careful with that trust."

Insomniac/Preston & Stephanie Sing

I cannot sleep. I went to bed at 11pm, maybe fell asleep by midnight, and woke up at 2am. Its 3am now. I have to get up at 4:30am and be at work by 5am. Maybe I will just stay awake. I feel awful.
In more exciting news- its my friend Jordan's birthday today and we celebrated it early at PF Changs. Preston and I gave him the best gift we knew to give- we sang him a song... Ladies and Gentlemen, back by popluar demand- Stephanie and Preston:

Shoes!

One of my favorite brand of shoes is Irregular Choice- Here are a few of my favorites:

business sucks

I slept in today. Then I made an omlette and coffee and sat on my porch while I did my devos. I met with Glenda my manager this afternoon and talked about all the business things that are so hard for me to talk about. I must admit, I have been feeling discouraged lately about this whole record deal thing. It is just hard to get started. I have great musicians who I love touring with, and they are taking other gigs to pay the bills, but as a result, they are tied up so much that I can't get them for tours I'm trying to put together. So this week I feel like being a boss sucks. Maybe next week it will be better.
ohhh whoa-eys-me. ;)
just kidding.... I am learning a lot and growing a lot.
more to come
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Cherie Marie Get's Married

Watch my beautiful cousin walk down the aisle!!! It was so beautiful...