Happy 2012!!
Happy New Year friends, I hope you had a beautiful, healthy and Christ filled holiday season! I was fortunate enough to celebrate with my family and my fiance' by my side. One of the greatest moments of my life was experienced on Christmas Sunday morning when Blue (fiance') and I were baptized. Although I came to Christ when I was a teenager, I was never baptized and Im proud to say that Blue came to Christ earlier last year and we were blessed to share that beautiful experience together, Im so grateful for this man in my life!
My Noteworthy partners and I are gearing up for a busy Spring season! In adition to concerts and private bookings, we are also working on another recording project and hope to have it out later this year so please keep us in your prayers as we prepare our hearts and voices. Individually, we all have challenges in our every day lives, as do you. For me, I am helping my family care for my elderly grandmother "Boots", that many of you have met at our concerts. I am saddened to say that she has suffered a series of falls in the last year, with the most recent one being January 16th. She is very confused, frustrated, and angry. She can't understand that she is older and more feeble and unable to do the things she once could. For the family, it is very difficult for us to enforce safety measures for her that were never a consideration previously. Please pray for a calmness and understanding for her and for us as I cannot imagine how sad things must be for her when she looks around and realizes her quality of life is rapidly dwindling. Do we take life for granted? Do we get so caught up in the little things that we fail to see the big things passing us by? Watching her reminisce about her childhood and just how much she misses my grandfather, I am reminded that life is but a blink of an eye. Suddenly, Im no longer a child playing with my friends and waiting for mom to call me in for dinner, I'm 40. I wear many hats, have many responsibilities, and am amazed at how fast the weeks and months are flying by....and so is my grandmother's life and spirit. I suspect God is using her decline to humble me, remind me of my own mortality and that I am not promised tomorrow. I hope that by sharing these feelings with you, you too will slow down. Don't let God's love pass you by, take the time to appreciate the beauty in all things. Notice the bare branches and appreciate God's power in controlling the seasons. Notice the longing gaze of the old woman who watches a child and wishes she could play again, tell the ones you love that you love them before it's too late, and praise God in ALL things! His wisdom far outshines our own and trusting Him to guide us through the trials is never the wrong path to take!
I pray blessing, love and peace for you all. May God's love and strength surround you and as always, I would love to hear from you. Prayer is powerful, people! I invite you to share your burdens and praises with us so we can pray for you when we meet to practice every week. I also want to thank you for your continued support as we head into our 8th year! Praise the Lord, we can't hardly believe we have been this blessed, this long :)
On behalf of Denise, Missy and Conrad, we strive to remain noteworthy,
Taraleigh
