God's Plan

My last post said we were going to have to wait to finish the six tracks on our CD for two weeks due to everyones schedule being so tight...but apparently God had other plans! Within hours on Wednesday we suddenly had plans to camp in the studio Thursday night until all six tracks were done with the exception of editing which we don't have to be there for. As we began last night in the studio my partners voice was stressed and I was mixing up lines from a song. We were doing second and third takes on a song for the second time and we realized what was missing...and took a break for prayer. Afterwards the Holy Spirit took over and the night just flowed along. We had fun...and we finished all 6 tracks last night. Our studio guy says he has an open schedule today so he will have the editing done by this evening! According to plan I will have a shiny CD in my hot little hand this evening around 5 or 6!

Wednesday afternoon we got a CD with two of the completed tracks on it. G thinks it is just totally amazing and now as soon as we get into the van she announces "I want to hear the Mommy and Ms Dawn CD!" She sits in her seat belting out every note along with us and then says, "play it again!". She is our #1 fan!

Now people are talking bar codes and marketing and although we are as small town as it gets I still feel caught up in this whirlwind of anticipation.

I am still in awe that this has all come about so quickly and so easily. It just all feels so right. Thank you to all of you who have encouraged me. I have had a couple of people ask me what we call ourselves. We have decided on 'Ascending Praise'. I placed some of the definitions of ascending below...even though we all know what it means the actual meaning gives new light to how we view our music.

as⋅cend⋅ing

/əˈsɛndɪŋ/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [uh-sen-ding]

–adjective

1.	moving upward; rising.

2.	growing or directed upward

1. To move upward upon or along; climb: ascended the mountain.
2. To succeed to; occupy
3. Moving or progressing toward a higher level, (I especially like this one!)
   

Indescribable...

It's the only word I can think of to describe working last night on the CD! The down side is our next studio time isn't for two weeks, but we are so busy with other projects right now that I know the time will just fly by. We got two tracks down last night and the guy doing the recording for us will be working on the mixing and editing in the meantime. I had only been in a recording studio one other time and that was when I was about 17 years old so I had forgotten the magic of listening to a song 'come together'. It was truely indescribable...

Now we have the county fair quickly coming up. I am in a karaoke singing competition and in a 'gospel sing' there too.

G is still sleeping and it is 8:38am as I am typing. Thats a little odd. It's funny how she chooses mornings that I am inevitably awake early to sleep in...but any morning that I am able to sleep in,(sleep in being until 8am), she is up by 6:30 or 7!

I have Christmas on the brain and I know that is adding to the slight euphoria that I have been feeling the past couple of days. It doesn't help that Walmart has set up their Christmas section when it isn't even Halloween yet! G saw all the trees and decorations and now it is a mandatory stop to ooooh and ahhhh every time we enter the store. The kids have been giving me Christmas list items already too!

I truly love this time of year! I feel the season brings the world a little closer for awhile. There is a little more kindness, a little more compassion, a little more giving and a little more peace. The gearing up for the celebration of the birth of our Savior brings more thankfulness also. I am thankful this morning. Thankful for my family, our health, our home and our needs met. I am thankful for the joys in my life and the sorrows that help me to more appreciate the joys. I am thankful for the friends I have , especially for one that is becoming closer everyday and sharing this new spiritual and musical adventure with me. I am happy today and I know it comes from beginning to fulfill a dream I have carried around with me for a lifetime....

thank you Dawn...

It's Going to Happen!

Tuesday night my singing partner and I are meeting at a local recording studio to begin laying tracks for our first CD! I am nervous but oh so very excited. We sat down on Saturday and discussed what songs we want to include on it and everything just seems to be moving along swiftly. I can't wait to hear what it sounds like! I have so many things musically and spiritually going on I feel like I can hardly contain myself!!

Cowboy Church

There is a horse park in Williston and every Thursday night at 7pm you will hear one additional commotion above the kids playing and barrell racing practice. The sound of a dinner triangle ringing out signaling a spiritual meal...the beginning of Cowboy Church. The service is held under a pole barn right in the midst of all the activity. As darkness falls the sounds of gospel music fills the air and you begin to feel the presence of God fall among the worshipers.

I had the priviledge of being among this group of true cowboys,(and girls!)...true followers of Christ, last night. I witnessed the baptism of a young girl that gave her life to Christ only one week ago...she was baptized in a sparkling silver water trough...and she came up clean! Thats the wonder and glory of God. We don't need a building or fancy clothes. You don't need a Sunday or a Wednesday. You can experience the presence of God where ever and whenever you want to.

One of my very best friends in the whole world is also my singing partner. We sing christian music and last night we were the musical guests at Cowboy Church. We always sing best when the presence of God is welcomed and acknowledged. Last night we sang great! We were asked...for the 3rd time now...if we had any CD's available for purchase. Our answer is always "not yet!". I feel the urging from God to go ahead with our plans to make our CD. We have been saying we will do it for months now and I feel as though this is something we need to go ahead and do.

Cowboy Church was a refreshing new experience for me. We were there as guests to provide music but I think the giving and receiving went both ways last night. As my friend and I ministered my goosebumps weren't from an October night chill...my spirit was aware of His presence and I welcomed the flowing spirit of His annointing.

Dentist Fear

G has her first dentist appointment on Wednesday and I am worried because she has her mind set that she doesn't want to go. She isn't much on doctors with all she has been through. It took me a couple of days to finally find the dentist I wanted to take her to. (Why can't all dentists see kids? Most of them say no unless they are 8 years old and up!) So after about 12 phone calls I finally found a very non aggressive and highly recommended dentist that would allow me to go back with her for the appointment. No way is my 3 year old child going to be alone in a room with someone I don't know!! I haven't been talking to her about it very much because I don't want her to dwell on it. Whenever she does hear me mention it she tells me, "remember mommy, I said I don't want to go to the dentist". Isn't that insane?! She has never seen or heard about anyone having a bad experience with the dentist. She even has a couple of books about going to the dentist. I think she has some kind of phobia about people looking into her mouth,nose and/or ears. When we go to her pediatrician it takes lots of coaxing to get her to open up and sometimes she won't and the doctor has to use that horrible wooden stick to get her to open up!!

Anyone have any good advice to offer??