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March 10th, 2003 Columbia Winery Vintage Sale was great fun. The crew, the guests, the wine, Trader Joe's cheeses were all fantastic. If you decide to visit the next vintage wine sale, dress warm. It is cold in the wine cellar. I was wearing a shirt, a vest, two sweaters and a scarf so I was warm enough. I discovered that a sip or two of really good wine goes a long way towards keeping you warm.
Andie and I met a very special new friend, Diane. She is a young lady with the voice of innocence; pure, sweet and true. She sang to me and then to the guests and received a rousing response from the crowd. She is a very charming and quite gifted singer.

     Happy Birthday Dad! I spent the day listening to my father's work tape of great worship songs that he wrote and recorded here on cassette. They are now on CD and ready for mastering. We did what was, in the past, the mur-rah, much of the time he was here. We worked hard separately. I didn't realize he had so many songs. The joy in his heart while he sang brought a smile to my face. I included this picture of him at the Tulip fields that Andie took the day they drove to La Conner. I thank God and my father every day for the gift of music. "Brother Joe" is an inspiration, exemplifying what God can do to change a person for the better. His humbleness and kindness touch all our hearts. We love him a lot. Happy birthday Dad.

Garlic Festival. We have looked forward to the Garlic Festival for the last three years because it is the only time we see our son Freedom and Joules and so many others who have touched our lives. We met Joules back when she had just a cassette tape recorded. I wore that tape out. She is such a power house of passion when she sings. And Freedom's world music is always good for the soul. We love him so much and wish him well in his message of peace. He has become quite the singer songwriter and medicine warrior.

Jan 29,2003      

  It is a moist Seattle morning cloaked in grays and greens. It rained much last night and the rain is much needed. I am rehearsing with Bahia, a Latin Jazz band, to perform a few songs at their concert on Whidbey Island in March. Hope you can come. I'm also doing some session work these days and looking forward to what lies ahead this year. My prayers are for peace and healing on this planet. I hope for a peaceful resolution in the middle ease. Above all I trust God because there is a master plan I believe. It is really time for those of us who can to spread a message of peace and love. I look forward to the new songs I will be writing this year.     

December 29th, 2002   

 The year is quickly closing and we live in troubled times. I have observed so many people suffering over the last year especially. Since the world changed on 911 so have we all changed. I believe were it not for faith in Jesus and the comfort that brings I would not be able to carry on. It is amazing the capacity of the human heart to be broken repeatedly. What I have learned from my own challenges and all that my wife Andie has been through is humility and childlike faith. I have always been one to say "I can do it myself." I, like so many of us, would call on God in a pinch and then go back to life as usual. What is usual in the modern world is not much of a comfort anymore. I thank God every single day for my wife and my family and friends and for music and art. We are being drawn more and more into a role of ministering on whatever small or large scale we are called.

    I have friends who are content with how they have lived and are "ready to go". I wish I could say that was true for me. As the years go by I find myself more and more in need of forgiveness and guidance and the chance to make amends when and where it is possible. I think lots of us feel that way and that is why there is so much depression. There is only one thing that has proven effective in treatment of depression and that is service. There are so many opportunities to serve as a volunteer in all of our communities and we can make a difference a little at a time. Helping each other is stepping a little closer to God. I have sought my purpose my whole life and each day a little more is revealed to me, my purpose is God's purpose for me and there in lies peace.