Crashing California

at first it's a whisper a shimmer a shadow tinges of deep magenta soak the cloak of dark that's held the earth's side in sleep then unassuming slowly waking unlike each morning before dawn stretches her pink and orange fingers of light across the sky bathing everything in an unearthy soft silky glow and I at my window take a moment from my morning from the day and the thoughts that now race unbridled never seeming to cease the busy-ness which has become my life -- is forced to sit in the corner and appreciate God's good gift that everyday is a new day and this beauty that I see before me is His handy-work a refection of His light, His life is greatness and my smallness and as the morning fades from pink to yellow to frozen blue hues and the rush and clutter come running back in like a broken damn that could only hold onto this precious moment for a short few moments I will try to carry this in my heart ~ for this day, till the sun sets my eyes close and I wake tomorrow ...

Indirectly ofcourse -- check out the below link -- the interview with Valerie features my design work in the background -- the "Surviving the Holidays" logo on the banner =) pretty nice, I got my autographed copy of the booklet today too ... which I admit is a bit anti-climatic ... http://www.people.com/people/ if you scroll down, it's the "people TV" section. Just wanted to share ;) more of a blog coming later this week ~ love, a.

(Cover of my latest project @ JC, where I got to handle all the art direction, custom illustrations throughout -- including a caricature of Val herself ... there's more about it below -- as well as some of the writing, I'd venture to say it's one of my most fantastic projects to date) ;) Oh, it's been fast times at our home these days =) The last couple weeks has been a constant whir of activity. This last weekend here was a long weekend, like I guess it was in Canada too, except ours was celebrating Columbus Day, and was pretty much almost like any other Monday. This weekend though was a trying one for me in particular, for a number of reasons, a couple which I'll get into and a few which I won't ... We played our first Sunday at the church plant, and I guess, un-officially lead things ... though between you and I (and Jay) it was in short the WORST worship experience I have ever had in a church. The plant is held in a school building, that mostly resembles...

So, I thought I'd try my hand at posting quick from my phone ... Mostly to see if I could really do it! So this will def be short . I've been sick with a cold thing for the past couple days pretty bad, and had a horrible sleep last night , I'm hoping to make up fo it very soon ... We have our first practice with the new church on Thursday and jay has been busy recording guitar scratch tracks for the album . There is more to share but I'd rather type it tomorrow :) just really wanted to see if I could pull off a blog by iPhone :). Success! Till next blog! Love a.