It's My Party and I Will Cry if I Want Too!

Today was a sad day. I woke up with a sense of excitement and a sense of sorrow and disappointment. I woke up to un-opened gifts at the foot of my bed, but I also woke up with a tight back and stiffness all over. Today I am officially old. I looked in the mirror and this is what I saw looking back at me:

Yes friends, today I am 23. I am now closer to 25 than I am 20. I am on a down hill spiral to my quarter life crisis. Next thing you know I will be wearing loafers and a shirt and tie. I will soon think jean shorts are cool and sandals with socks are hip. I will soon have to purchase products that claim to enhance hair growth and creams that vanish wrinkles. But I will be strong. I will take my multi vitamins and cut back on the red meat and fried foods.

21 was a fun age, certain privileges came with it, even 22 was memorable because I had had those special privileges for a year. But 23? There is not much to look forward too after this age. I suppose 25 has it perks with lower car insurance rates and the freedom to rent a car while I vacation in Florida.

So, to all of you whippersnappers out there... enjoy... time will get you. To all of us old farts, lets not try to complain too much about loud rock music and refrain from repeating the same stories over and over about walking to school in the snow up hills both ways everyday.

Take this challenge from your much older and wiser elder:

Each day is a gift from our Creator, give that gift away!

Blessings friends.

A

Ampeg vs. Mustache

Hey Everyone,

Me and the band did some live recording. It was a lot of fun. We got two songs tracked. I will probably post them as soon as I get them. Pictures will be up soon too. But while you are waiting for that check this video out. Tim had a very hard and ethical decision to work through today. Turns out his mustache is taking over the nice lovable time we once new...





Blessings,

A

New Song

Here is a new song! It is called "Common Ground." There are more to come in the weeks to follow!

Hey Everyone,

It has been a very long time since I have posted anything. I am going to work on that. Be looking out for some new videos very soon. Cheers.

A

So, I am in Texas. I flew in today at about 9pm. My good friend Mark picked me up with his two kids and drove me back to their house. The boys had to show me their huge trampoline in the back yard before they could go to bed. Pretty exciting stuff. We went out and got some food. I love the Yalls I am hearing. I probably spelled that wrong. Oh well. Right now I am sitting here writing this while Mark is trying to figure out facebook. A bunch of party animals we are. Stay tuned for more soon with pictures at the start of next week.

-A

Distracted

So, I haven't written a song about Christ lately... not until tonight anyways. Today I felt very distracted in my faith. I felt a quiet whisper in my heart all day saying, "Go pray and read my story," but I kept ignoring it. I found home work to do, I went to a BBQ for ten minutes, I tried painting... I was doing all of these things in an attempt to distract my self from God calling me. Even now as I type, I realize a prayer I have been praying all week has been "Lord, speak to me, I want to know you more." There he was answering me saying, "Anthony come find me in my Word." Crazy how easy we miss God. I finally gave in about 10:30 tonight and started to read through Mathew and still, even then I felt so distracted. I was reading the words on the on the page, but wasn't taking it in. I gave that up and started to journal. and this is what came out...

I've been distracted from what is good
Stability, meritocracy have been my king

I want to dive deeper and feel your holy fire rising up in me

Pick me up and send me on my way
give me a desire to love in your name
You have shown me your mercy
You have poured out your grace
And now it is my turn to give it away

It made me realize how easy we can get comfortable with where we are at in life. I believe there are seasons for that, seasons where God is asking us to slow down and enjoy life, but that doesn't mean that we should stop seeking him. I have been getting comfortable with where I am at, but I feel God asking more of me in response to what he has done for me on the cross.

I admit that I can be very lazy, but I have to trust that he will give me the strength and desire to be his hands and feet in this world. God doesn't need us. He is God... yet he has called us each by name to be his tools to show his love to this world. We are all broken and sick, yet Jesus wants to use us. It is pretty mind blowing to think that the God who made the stars, the painter of the sunsets, and the one who breathed me into the world wants to use me to carry out his will. I think that there is enough motivation to get me off of my butt and do something for him.

Blessings,

A

excusses

I have come to realize that with this blog I now have one more excuse to not do my homework or anything else of great importance. I wish there was something exciting to write about, but there isn't. I have been listening to Pedro the Lion all day. If you haven't heard their music you might wanna get on that...

A