One of the definitions of family is "all the descendants of a common ancestor." When I read that I think, we are all God's children. We spend so much time in our lives building and growing relationships. Some of us are blessed with a wonderful support system and some of us are not.  God asks us to love one another, lift up one another, bear each other's burdens. I've always looked at my support network as more than just my direct relatives. The world is suffering too much not to. 

What I've learned as my time as an imperfect husband, father, brother, cousin, nephew, and follower of Jesus is that "family" really means "the people you can rely on in good and bad times." And God wants us to be that for our brothers and sisters of this world. 

I now have a blended family, which I don't really like calling it that. Because it's the world's definition. We're simply, a family. We love each other wholeheartedly. We support each other, we council together, we worship together, we celebrate each other. Are we perfect at being kind to one another? Not always. But we work hard for what we have. And we have a perfect example to follow in Jesus. 

Parenthood is complicated but beautiful. As my wife stepped into this role of motherhood that was probably not her ideal situation and has had its own set of challenges, she has emulated a pure love of Christ. Is it hard?

I've uploaded the music and working on all the assets needed to make this easily accesible and awesome. Speical note: The album will be available first on this site for purchase a week before it goes live on streaming services. With purchase of every album, you'll receive the files for download and a myriad of exclusive cool photos, liner notes, and such.

Tonight is a good night as I sit and listen to the finalized masters for the new album, plan a release party, and shop for a new Nord. Stage 3, here I come...

After writing a song you are excited about, there seems to be a long list of things to do in order to get it ready to release. From arranging to producing, to tracking, the list can seem overwhelming. I'm happy to say that the demo's have been completed, songs selected, and we're off to the tracking process. 

Where will I track the record? Most of the tracking will be done in my home studio. I've created a simple, quiet, and effective place to let the creativity grow. Using Logic Pro, several mics, and many different instruments, I'm knee deep in selecting sounds, rhythms and vocals. 

What's after Tracking? I would say a round of tweaks to the instrumentation, and augmenting vocals with background singers, choirs, etc.