Beauty...

He knows me so well. My love for trees, especially willows.

Group Vocals!

We just recorded group vocals the other night and it sounds amazing! It started out a bit rough, with me convinced that no one would show up and it would be Carter and myself trying to sound like a room full of people. But some local darlings came through! Kelsie McNair, Elisa Nyassom and Lara Coleman (my sister!) showed up with their lovely voices, they even tossed in some clapping to round it all out. I felt really loved and the song is much better because of their contribution. I can't wait for everyone to hear "Deep Blue". We even had a visit from a local celeb, Hollywood, who cheered us on and joined in for the clapping. All in all, it was a great night full of friends and music. It made me realize how unbelievable this experience can be if I just let go of the worries and trust. Faith can seem like such a simple thing until it is tried. Thanks again to the ladies for coming out! You brought a lot of joy to this project! 

(1. Kelsie & Elisa 2. Hollywood 3. Carter 4. the ladies listening)

Baseball in the Time of Cholera

Some friends of mine made an amazing documentary about a movie theater in Haiti called “Sun City Picture House”. If you haven’t seen it, you should. This short documentary brought joy and hope to people all over. And those insanely talented friends are at it again with their next short called “Baseball in the Time of Cholera”. This film is beautifully shot, and brings awareness to the escalated cholera epidemic in Haiti. In 2 years, over 7,000 have died; even friends of ours have passed from the disease. Everyone is being affected. This film raises questions about the source and tells the tale of a baseball team consisting of some pretty great young boys, one in particular, Joseph. The film will be showing at Tribeca film festival in NYC, to see the schedule click here. And you can watch the trailer here.


Thanks to RYOT productions for all that they do! 

Lara turns 25!

My dearest, darling sister turned 25! I woke her with a little circus note and a precious gingham gift. I really love this girl, she is my best friend and I can’t believe she is already 25. I remember when we were little, running around the yard in our Cinderella undies. Anyway, the day was all about her (even though I had to work) so we kept it classy by having the most beautiful little dinner party you can imagine. Our friend Lenee made a gorgeous homemade cake (red velvet and cream cheese, Lara’s favorite) and she decorated it with fresh flowers and tiny candy pearls. We had mix-matched plates and vintage glasses, twinkle lights and candles. It was lovely. We played classic tunes from Louis Armstrong and Ray Charles and bogeyed down. Here’s to Lara, Cheers! May the next 25 be even better! 

(1. Lara 2. blazin' cake 3. Lenee and Lara 4. birthday table)

Just the beginning...

I’ve been trying to finish up this recording project of mine. I never realized how exhausting and time consuming coming out with just 4 little songs can be. I think in my head I just assumed that it would come to fruition by faith alone, but there is a lot of foot work involved! Recording isn’t even the half of it…it’s getting motivated to do it after an 8 hour work day, bribing my musically talented friends to contribute, creating websites and facebooks, and so on the list goes. Don’t get me wrong, this is the happiest I’ve ever been. Being in the studio (and by studio I mean Carter's living room), and hearing all these songs that have been buzzing in my head actually complete, is a dream. One I really hope to never wake from. I’m overwhelmed in the best possible way. I think above all, the greatest thing about it is just seeing the Lord’s promises. Joy is found in the simplest things, and for me it is in writing songs. Nothing compares to those times, when creativity meets one’s passion. Whether I have the finances to record again is irrelevant, playing for people around me wherever I go is something I hope to do always. I’ll keep everyone posted on the happenings. We just did drums and harmonies! Woo! Now go dance in the sunshine! 

(The honey recording drums) 

Hi there

When I was a little girl, I was riding in the car with my mom. The sun was setting and I watched the little golden ball bobbing along outside my window. I asked her why the sun was following us and she said, "it's not following us, we're following it." Maybe it's not scientifically correct, but to my 5 year-old self it was the only answer that made sense. And I've tried my best to live my life that way. Following the glory of the sun. 


Welcome to my blog! The intent of this (aside from the prodding of several persistent friends) is to not just chronicle my music, but to encourage others to do what they are passionate about. Over time you will find snapshots of life in community, lots and lots of music, the occasional craft, stories of people doing things to serve the world and ways to help contribute to those acts of service, and hopefully some tales of love...I'm really glad you are here.