I’m still here!

Hey everybody…

This is just a quick post to let you know I’m still here and will be back regularly updating this site once we get on the other side of Christmas.  For the past year I’ve managed to always have 8 or 10 posts in the queue so its made it easy to keep things fresh on here.  With all of the life things happening the past few months (a trip to South Africa, lots of responsibilities at work, and two kids at home that keep getting bigger and bigger every day), I’ve not been able to find the extra time to devote to writing.

BUT…

I have lots to write about.  The trip to South Africa was life changing in lots of ways and I want to share some of what we experienced and God taught me through the trip.  We just released a DVD of Danny Cox’s CD release show from October and it turned out so great.  I can’t wait to share a few clips!  I think this disc captures the essence of what we’re trying to do musically and artistically at Kensington better than anything I’ve ever seen us release.  I’m currently in the throws of 32 Christmas at Kensington services between 6 campuses.  Last week was my campus’ heavy rehearsal week.  I’ll be mixing 10 of those 32 services at the main campus in Troy so if you’re in the area for Christmas, come check it out.  This year is very music heavy (I think there are 6 or 7 tunes in the day) so the rehearsals were extra intense.  God’s also doing some crazy stuff right now that I hope I can talk more about soon.

I’m now the dad of a 4 year old and 1 year old which is so hard to believe.  Time is REALLY flying with Maddie & Brady!  But a couple of big “landmark” dates are coming, I guess.  January 10th I’ll turn the big 3-0.  I know to most that I talk to who are older than me, 30′s not that big of a deal but I’m not sure how I feel about it yet.  I guess there’s a lot of life evaluation sort of stuff going on in my head right now, which is probably good.  But still.  Then on top of that, Mindy and I will celebrate our 6th anniversary in February.

All of this to say I will be back come January.  Lots to share and lots to catch up on.  See you then!

I’ll leave you with a clip from the concert in Cape Town with Acappella Classic.  We started the show with having the group’s founder, Keith Lancaster, come out on stage all by himself, sing a bit, and then take it from there.  This clip is from my Flip Camera sitting at FOH but I think it captures a bit of the genuine excitement and joy we experienced from the thousands of people who came to the concerts in South Africa.  You’ll see what I mean that the crowds literally knew the words and harmonies to every single song in the set list.  The experience was one I will never forget!