The Incredible Gift

With exceeding thankfulness and great appreciation from a friend in the recording business, I had my first privilege to enter a professional studio, his, to make a first real recording of a Christmas song I wrote in 2010.  Scott is a a friend I grew up with whose heart and engineering talent made me sound nearly professional.  In a scant two and a half hours, tracks were laid down and he completely engineered my offering.  It was amazing!

I have been writing songs for decades.  Pouring my faith and heart into my guitars and horns, this simple guy interacts with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords hoping to create something that might help the world understand why faith is key principle best applied to life.  Faith is not something I can muster. It is the gift of God to those choosing to seek Him, given to we His children  This blog, another similar effort, is the prose appointment to this task placed at the feet of my Father.  My lyrics are the 'poetic' version of such.

I have no dreams of fame.  No expectations that this exposure of heart might resonate with others.  I am satisfied that this blog and my music can remain as my outpouring between He and I.  I share occasionally with those who may be forced (in church on occasion) to listen, or you, choosing to read and potentially listen, to my musings; blog and music.  And I am thankful that any might read or appreciate the gift (?) which God seems stirring in me.

For my few faithful readers, I am offering an opportunity to listen to the studio magic performed by my friend, Scott Higby, as he captured and massaged my tracks.  The link will be briefly active..only 13 more days, unless I choose to make monthly installments as part of subscription to the site, potentially determined by interest of any choosing to want my continuance to record other songs written.

For now, again I find myself sitting here amazed.  Not by my talent, but the talent of another, for I have many personal recordings of my work, none I felt like sharing with any other than my wife.  But this Christmas, this season, I have been given a precious gift from a most precious friend, Scott.  I would like to continue this process of recording, but would also like to ensure my friend get his share for the use of his studio and talent.  As he and I talked, he shared that I need to find someone who might produce me, and that just doesn't seem where I want to go, but then it hit me.  What if my friends decide my music worthy of production?

So, now, as I pray, I find myself not soliciting myself, but wondering if God might choose to bless my meager offerings before Him.  Might He desire the blessing my friend whose talents are clearly demonstrated here, to capture the best of many decades of musical offerings?  Might I be given opportunity to create a CD or web album of sorts?

With little expectation, these footprints of faith walk through the days.  For now, extremely thankful for the minuscule gift of music and writing I have been blessed to offer, maximized by the incredible gift of my friend, Scott.  Let me know what you think...if anything.  I wish you the receive the greatest of gifts this season if you not own it yet.  It cost you nothing to purchase, but cost Him to give up His glorious home, choosing to enter ours which He created, to be both cherished and abused by the very people He breathed life into.  The gift of Jesus Christ.  Merry CHRISTmas!

Click on the song link to download the song --->The Peace of Salvation.  God bless you!