looking back...

That moment, when you realize just how deeply ingrained something is in you… At a practice yesterday afternoon, working through music for the Christmas concert next Friday, (December 8, 7 PM @ Chapin Fellowship), when Allen Jones says, "do you realize we've been doing this song for 15 years?" Whaaat??? yeah, he hands me a set list from 2002… (notice my maiden name??) that's almost half my life ago... don't ask me why on earth he still has a set list from 2002 in his music binder, but here we are, 2017, collaborating still to bring something to the church and the community this Christmas… And to see these churches listed on this paper who came together in '02, leaders, individuals, pastors who have poured into me, challenged me, and encouraged me out of my comfort zone... who influenced my love for music and my heart for worship and are still a part of my village today... and Allen - honored to still be serving alongside you - even all these years later...