I HAVE A CONFESSION!

For the few of you who actually come here I'm falling behind! I must confess that my life is so busy and it's just getting harder to keep up with this blog. I'm feeling guilty! I'm putting so much pressure on myself and I have no idea why! I find it funny that I do that to myself. I've had a couple of projects I needed to get done which you'll hear about at a later date. I'm hoping I get familiar with my blog again and visit those who come here. From now to May I have several concerts on the books so...I'll be lap topping it on weekends. Blessings to you all!

JUST PRETTY!

ARE YOU WATCHING FOR IT?

Does it have to be this obvious?

Performance at EVELYN BAY

Last night was kind of history! It was so much fun! Heather,Ryan,Brooke joined me at "Evelyn Bay's" coffeehouse. I was so excited for them as kids who are learning their craft and mastering it. I have known all of them since birth and there is joy in watching them learn the arts and applying their gifts. Heather played keys and a percussion drum while Ryan played guitar and violin. Then there's Brooke who just turned 9. She's a showboat! She sang and danced throughout the night. My hubby Jan even joined them on guitar which was also his very first performance! He started taking guitar lessons I believe about a year ago. God must have been proud of all of them! Oh..yes I did perform too...but I gave most of the night to my great friends. The coffeehouse was packed out and it was just a nice setting and night. Check out the pictures of the place.

THERE'S NO LOVE GREATER THAN HIS!

HAPPY V DAY!

GOD LOVES THE CHEERFUL GIVER!!!!!!

"YOU MUST EACH MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND AS TO HOW MUCH YOU SHOULD GIVE. DON'T GIVE RELUCTANTLY OR IN RESPONSE TO PRESSURE. FOR GOD LOVES THE PERSON WHO GIVES CHEERFULLY"
2 Corinthians 9:7

Today at church it was like God planted me there! I almost wanted to look around and see if anyone else was looking at me because God was clearing speaking to me, Leah. I need to take moments like these any stop and remember that God does speak to me, you, us. We just need to listen.

I have been struggling with what I do. How do I balance what I do outside of the church with what I do in my own church? Actually...my only struggle with it is... people just don't get I'm trying to do what I can but I can't do it all. I feel like people are trying to punish me for what God called me to do leaving me feel like a failure as I try to balance it to the best of my ability. Which in turn comes to the point of "I'm serving man and not God!"

This scripture today is one I have read all my life. It's always there ever year almost at the same time to get people to give their tithes. But today...I saw something different. This scripture is not about money, it's about our lives in Christ! Giving isn't about the dollar but about everything we have. Giving is about everything we are as "Christ Followers." No where does it really say giving of money. It could be money but it's also our time, our services, our talents, etc.

God loves a cheerful giver but...here is the thing. I get to make up my own mind as to how much I give! I've never read that before! I shouldn't give reluctantly or in response to pressure! REALLY? Has that been missing all these years? Misinterpreted over the years or just not important enough for me to want to understand it? I don't no but..in my quest to balance I have been asking God to hit me over the head and tell me how I live with my decision to follow him and the recourse I get because of it. Today it came! I simply can't be a cheerful giver in area's I wasn't called to be a giver to! I know my calling and my heart's direction! God and I worked that out a long time ago. Some things I just can't do because I can't fit them in. I hate that but that doesn't mean I'm not giving to my "Giving capacity". It just means I can't do what others think I should be doing. I love serving and I'm a cheerful servant most of the time. But there is a season and a cycle to everything. I have to let stuff go and let God take care of the outcome of what others think I should be doing. Putting the head and the heart together is hard but it doesn't get any cheerier putting God first, understanding his calling and following it.

Boy! I'm glad I have that off my chest! :)

AND THE WINNER IS....

GRAMMY WINNERS

Best Gospel Performance Pray - CeCe Winans
Best Gospel Song Be Blessed - songwriters:Yolanda Adams, James
Harris III, Terry Lewis & James Q. Wright
Best Rock Gospel Album Until My Heart Caves In - Audio Adrenaline
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album Lifesong - Casting Crowns
Best Southern, Country,
or Bluegrass Gospel Album Rock Of Ages...Hymns & Faith - Amy Grant
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs - Donnie McClurkin
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album,br> Purified - CeCe Winans

CAN YOU REALLY HAVE ALL THIS IN ONE PERSON?

Your Five Factor Personality Profile

Extroversion: You have high extroversion. You are outgoing and engaging, with both strangers and friends. You truly enjoy being with people and bring energy into any situation. Enthusiastic and fun, you're the first to say "let's go!" Conscientiousness: You have high conscientiousness. Intelligent and reliable, you tend to succeed in life. Most things in your life are organized and planned well. But you borderline on being a total perfectionist. Agreeableness: You have low agreeableness. Your self interest comes first, and others come later, if at all. In general, you feel that people are not to be trusted. And you're skeptical that anyone else really feels differently. Neuroticism: You have medium neuroticism. You're generally cool and collected, but sometimes you do panic. Little worries or problems can consume you, draining your energy. Your life is pretty smooth, but there's a few emotional bumps you'd like to get rid of. Openness to experience: Your openness to new experiences is medium. You are generally broad minded when it come to new things. But if something crosses a moral line, there's no way you'll approve of it. You are suspicious of anything too wacky, though you do still consider creativity a virtue.

The Five Factor Personality Test

HEARTFELT SONG MUSIC GROUP

Hey everyone! I'm excited to let you know that I have just been picked up by "Heartfelt Song Music Group". DeAnne Arnold is now going to be my offical booking agent. Some of you might know her name because DeAnne used to be the Vice-President and Radio Producer for KC Christian Music. She has a lot of experience as an artist and a producer and I'm so excited to be working with her. She has a great heart and understanding for the Christian artist and the ministry that God called them to. It doesn't hurt either that...hmmm well...I consider her my friend!

A BOOK FOR ALL ARTISTS!

Rory Noland wrote "The Heart of an Artist" a few years back. That book found it's way into the church. It's a great book for Worship leaders and Worship teams. It help's keep "It's All About Me" at a distance. Rory has another book out and I think it's a must have for all Christian Artists serving in or out of the church. You can find it over at www.heartoftheartist.com or your local Christian bookstore.

FOR ALL YOU FOOTBALL FANS!

CHECK OUT #88

OK! I had no idea I was on this list. I'm sitting at 88! I don't know where I am on the actual play list but if you would like to move me up please check out the song and vote! I could use a few votes! At least I know I'm somewhere in the top 100!
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CURRENT TRACK LIST (ARTIST-TRACK-ALBUM)
PREMIER ARTISTS ARE FEATURED IN BOLD BLUE

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Artist - Song - Disc
2 or More - Giver of My Life - Can You See Him?
39 Stripes - Burn - 39
Adam Weber - Mishler [More Than Me] - All I'm Not
Adam Wright - Better Off in Two - Adam Wright EP
Aliciadine - Even Now - Aliciadine
Alison Stevens - River of Mercy - River of Mercy
Alison Stevens - You Alone Are God - You Alone Are God
Angels Wake - Going Home - Light Enough To Travel (EP)
Anne Davis - Temple of Contradictions - Letters, Prayers, and Journal Entries
Antiapathy - Weak One - EP
Arma Secreta - Segue Debris - Segue Debris (single)
Ashley Reynolds - All That You Bring - Broken Pieces
Auto Defé - Funeral Day - When The War Is Over EP
Benjamin Del Shreve - Be Poetry - Benjamin Del Shreve Demo
Blue News - On That Dark Road Again - Blue News Jan 14, 06
Bodi Profit - habitual - United States of Hollywood
Brownbag - Walls
Brunton - Son of Man - Living For Another Life
Burning Theory - Element of Beauty - The Battle for Saint Ezra
Candlefuse - Bulletproof - Candlefuse EP
Casey Jamerson - My Cowboy - Casey Jamerson
Christine Martucci - Can You Feel It - Christine Martucci
Christopher Ames - The Remnant - Believing Beyond the Shadows
Clemency - Hunger
Codie Prevost - The Road Ahead
Common Destiny - If That Isn't Love - He Believes in You
Crippled Nation - Last Time - Fortunate Accident
Crippled Nation - Waiting - Still Standing
Cross Town Band - Cosmos - Point Of View Jan 14, 06
Crossway Worship Band - Caribbean Praise - Crossway Worship V.04
Crossway Worship Band - He is Lord (rap) - Crossway Worship V.04
Crownd - Firestarter - Firestarter (single)
Crystal Cameron - All Around You - Crystallyzed
Cycle Down - Rewind - Cycle Down EP
Cynthia Hunt (CWB) - Amazed - Crossway Worship V.04
D' Alternative - I Can Do All Things - LTC Music
Dayna Varga - You Are Amazing - Take Me to the Place
Disciple - The Wait Is Over - Disciple
D-M.A.U.B. - Christ Like - Timeline
Doxa - Breathe On Me - Doxa EP
Doxa - Your Day - Doxa EP
Echosflow - Blessed Assurance - Hope's Last Breath
Echosflow - Hope's Last Breath - Hope's Last Breath
Elijah Ride - Crashing Down - Elijah Ride
Emily Feliciano - La Via Dolorosa - Emily Feliciano
Emily Shea - What You Don't See - Atlas 8
Eric Vinson - Only Thing - There To Here
Erik Smallwood - Just ME - Erik Smallwood MySpace
Eulogistic Alliance - Take It to the Streets - Eulogistic Alliance
Ever Ready - Something Better - Skidd Tunes
ew@40 - Here I Am - ew@40 EP
Fabrik - Fall of the Romantic Empire - Fall of the Romantic Empire
FailinGravity - Tainted - Tainted (single)
Flying Just Below Radar - The Offensive Drive - Flying Just Below Radar
Freeworld with James Govan - Save Our Soul - Save Our Soul
G.A.S. - Love Neva Fails - Love Neva Fails (single)
G.A.S. - Make Me Clean - Make Me Clean (single)
Gretchen - Zion - In The Mean Time
Grey Holiday - Alabaster - Grey Holiday EP
Hans York - Listen To The Moon - Inside Out
Hey Heidi-Rae - Heartbeat - Back to the Blackboard
Hill of Giants - Confessions of a Free Man - Eureka
Hundred Year Storm - Yesterday - Hundred Year Storm
Immanuel - We Fall Down (instrumental) - Immanuel EP
Innocent Noise - The Fall
J Brian Hill - Your Love Is Higher - Life, Love & Worship
Jacquie Brown-Hadnot - Psalm 91 - In God's Care
Jade Sholty - Hero - One Breath at a Time
Jamie Baker - What You Mean To Me - Jamie Baker
Jason Scott - You Are Faithful - You Are Faithful (single)
Jeff Eaton - Calling On Angels - Jeff Eaton EP
Jerimae Yoder - Not In Vain - Personal Revolution
Jerry Has No Skates - Strawberry Fields - Jerry Has No Skates VS Wicker
Jim Black - Deep Deep Love - The Basement Sessions
Jimmie Bratcher - The Rain - Something Better
Joanna Martino - Right Where You Want Me - My World
Jocelyn - String Theory - Strings of Theory
Jonathan Taylor Rose - Barefoot Angel - Jonathan Taylor Rose
Judah Priest - Hello - Judah Priest
Kai Austin - Diamond in the Rough - Happy Place
Kalled Out - Nobody Will Believe In You
Ken Weatherford - Made For More - Chalk
Lacie Thibodeaux - Ordinary Child
Lance Christopher - The Daddy Song - Saved By A Woman
Last Page First - Song For You - Song For You (single)
Laura Konowal - Warm Invitation - Laura Konowal
Lea - Testimony - Testimony
Leah Martensen - Shut Up and Pray - Leah Martensen
Lost Anthem - Hey DJ - Lost Anthem
Mahogany Jones - manifesto - Lyricist Lounge, Vol. 1 Disc 2
Manhattan Transfer - Java Jive - Swing
Mary Beth Lavin - How Much - How Much (single)
Mary Cox - For You - Mary Cox EP
Mary Beth Lavin - How Much - How Much (single)
Master's Table - Alive - Alive EP
Matt Nightingale - Always Entertaining Me - Still Standing
Mike Musick - Got Your Back
Mike Simmers (CWB) - Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty - Crossway Worship V.04
Mindy Smith - Come to Jesus - One Moment More
My Book Your Sandwich - Fall With You - Something for the Ride Home
Naild - Shed Your Skin - Carry The Weight Jan 14, 06
Neal Jones - The Lord Your God - Steppin' Out In The Power
Neviah Nevi - Bare the Scars - Neviah Nevi
North of Here - Dare You to Dream - North of Here
Not Our Own - One Thing - Not Our Own EP
One Way Worship - My Hiding Place - Worship
One Way Worship - In Your Glory - One Way Worship
Perspective - Last Forever - 2006 n/a Jan 24, 06
Poor Man's Riches - Motions
Prizm - Watch Ya Back - Prizm EP
Pure Evidence - Come To Me - Pure Evidence
Red Baron - Beautiful - Paint The Town Red
Red Baron - Eyes Wide Shut - Painting the Town
Renesha Bradden - Jesus Calling - Fella-Ship Sampler
Resolution - Static - Resolution
Retrospect - Forgetting Evelyn
Roads 2 Rome - Driving Fast - Driving Fast (single)
Rob Halligan - Dancing With Seagulls - Dancing With Seagulls
Roger Mexico - From the Start - Roger Mexico Demo
Rushmoore - I Am Jack's Broken Heart - Don't Think of This As Rejection
Salah - My Heart's Desire - Jesus 101
Sandoval Band - Just One Solo Uno - Sandoval Demo
Scottish McMillan - Don't Listen to Me - Vice Verses
Seven Day Believer - Come To Me - Get Off The Fence
Seven Day Sacrifice - The Safety Of Knowing
Shots - Beautiful Sound - Beautiful Sound
Sides of the North - The Incurable Romantic - The Incurable Romantic
Silhouette A.D. - Paper Thin - Silhouette A.D. Demo
Skuf - Fall - Skuf
Slow to Speak - Anticipation - Slow to Speak EP
Sonflowerz - Move Me Alive In You - Sonflowerz
Sonia V - Alive - Sonia V
Soulfood - Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
Soulfood - Jesus, Jesus, Jesus - Jewel Of Grace n/a Jan 14, 06
Soulja - Soulja - Genesis A.D.
Soulwinner#1 - Shout Music - The Representatives
Strangeland - The Enemy Has Fallen - Strangeland
Substantial - From Sinner to Saint - >From Sinner to Saint
Taylor Sorenson - What Love Is
The Awkward Romance - 490 (My Delilah) - To Breath Is To Compromise
The B.O.M. Squad - Jesus I Know You Love Me
The Holiday - False Impressions of Being Right - Starting Over EP
Todd Agnew - Isaiah 6 - Reflection of Something
Total Surrender - Hear My Cry - R.A.W.
Tydyl Wave - Alive - Break Down the Walls
Unlock Doors - Worth U - Unlock Doors
Vince Leffler (CWB) - Speak - Crossway Worship V.04
Vultcha - 2Morrow - 2003 Promotional
Wahba - Giver - The Beautiful Effect
Wahba - No Rock - The Beautiful Effect
Warriors of the Cross - Highest Praise - Warriors of the Cross
Wes Tucker and the Skillets - Left Behind
Yes No Maybe - Who You Are - Who You Are
You - La Lindsay - Y-O-U
Zak Perry - The Falling Down - Somewhere in the Morning
Holly Simmers
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This is perfect!

I loved this little ditty. I just think sometimes as Christian we tend to be like this. I have the Joy of Jesus but right now I have the blues. Joy and the blues just can't go together. It's like water and vinegar! Either you have Joy in your life or you don't! Have you ever noticed that so Christian's have never really had Joy in their lifes? I have friends that you almost have to laugh..."What would their lifes be like if they didn't have Christ?" They have so much conflicting stuff in their lifes and why? Why have all that baggage? Why not work towards having joy? Having Christ in our lives is not just about getting through the gate when we die! Our life should reflect our beliefs. If we can't show the world that God has changed our lifes...the world won't want to change! So...my challenge for today is...Show the Joy of Jesus! Put on a happy Face! Look like you do have true joy! People are watching!

CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH

In a month we'll be in our new building! I can't wait! Right now it takes between 25 to 30 minutes to get to church from where we live. Our new building is less than 8 minutes away from us. That's so cool! Lots of stuff that needs to be done. Jan, my man has worked hard on tech stuff for the new building and we're eager to try out all the new equipment. So...here's a couple of pictures I was able to grab from our new church blog.