We always take down all of our Christmas decorations around the first of the year and its typically a mixed bag of sadness and excitement. We are so looking forward to a new year of memory making and adventures but also sad that the Christmas season ended. And so goes the magic of this life. Beginnings and endings and everything in between and its always a mixed bag. As for 2022, I am so grateful to the Lord for his providence and guidance in my life. He is done such amazing things and blesses our family more than we can ever know or express. This year I am looking forward to finishing a new album and releasing it. I am looking forward to loving the people in my orbit to the best of my ability. I am looking forward to forging new friendships and embarking on new adventures. I am looking forward to learning and growing in my relationship with Jesus. What are you looking forward to? Happy New Year friends! Here's to another trip around the sun. Look out for His Name is Jesus summer 2022!

The Christmas season is officially upon us! Our family loves this time of year as it is steeped in tradition and fun. We have been enjoying Christmas cookies, egg nog and an assortment of Christmas flicks. We picked out an enormous Christmas tree at the lot this year and put up our collection of outdoor inflatables. We have been reading the Christmas story from the Bible and lighting the advent candles. We are grateful for the precious memories we are making.

This year has also been a little bitter sweet as my wife and I have both lost close loved ones in the past year. I find that is the case for many of the people I encounter as I play week after week. Sweet memories carry bitter heartache. Nostalgia and loss are tightly entangled soul mates. The only solace I have found is in Jesus. Saying His name, silently praying, singing worship--they all seem to be the only real comfort for my heart.

Jesus really is the cure and possesses the ability to take even the deepest heartache and replace it with joy. Faith is a journey and we are all in the process of learning and growing day by day and year by year. We experience triumphs and joy but also make mistakes and face difficult obstacles. One thing endures and that is the birth and death on the cross of the Son of God Jesus Christ. He is the reason for the season and the hope we can rely on to endure.

Happy Fall! It's been absolutely beautiful here in So Cal and we are enjoying the warm autumn weather with trips to the pumpkin patch and the beach! I have also been back in the studio working hard on recording a new album, and playing dates all over the country. I am so excited to share these new songs because I have gotten to work with some great friends on several of these tunes. It's also been awesome to have so much support at the churches I play at every week...people seem to dig the new tracks. It's an exciting time and I will keep you posted when new music is ready to preview!

Do you ever get out of bed and just want to mute the news and social media? The chaos in the world is so brutal and overwhelming sometimes. I don't want to live in denial certainly but I often feel helpless on what I can do to help in such insane brokenness. I am so thankful for prayer and for a God who has this whole messed up orb in his hands. We are praying for fallen soldiers, their families and for the sick and hurting. Jesus is the ultimate comforter and capable of miraculous healing.  

Phillipians 4:6-7

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

Summer 2021 has begun with a bang! I have been busy playing all over the country doing events, special services and trips with my wife and kids and it's been a lot of fun! Our kids are getting back into their sports post Covid and we are all traveling together again. A good friend of ours with much older kids said "these are the good ole days..enjoy them!" That struck me because I can see that it's true. I have had so many prayer requests answered over the last several years and we are living a life we truly love. I also know the only constant is change and that these moments and this time will slip through my finger tips faster than I can imagine. As doors of opportunity keep opening and we keep marching through them I am taking stock and trying to be present. I am taking snapshots of memories to carry with me. We see our lives being used by God and we are trying to love on the people He has put in our lives. We are making new friends and reconnecting with old ones. I am also writing new songs and collaborating with new friends for a project coming up! It's been an incredible time of renewal and adventure. I am so grateful and blessed. These are the days to remember...