Hey guys! I just wanted to take a few minutes to wish you all a Merry Christmas. I LOVE the Christmas season and I can’t wait to make all of the wonderful memories again this year. A big part of Christmas fun to me is decorating, eating sugar cookies(yum!) and spending time with family and friends. And on December 31st, our family always has a huge New Years Eve Party which I LOVE so much. If you live in the area, it’s a drop in(and hopefully stay til next year!) so come on over! I may have a little surprise for you guys in the new year. I’ll simply ask… is there any one song that you’d like me to record? 
Leave a comment here or on Facebook! Thanks guys and have a wonderful Christmas!
Take a few minutes to watch this video. I was so encouraged by the testimony of the boy in the story. For those who live in Fredericton, Matthew West will be in town next Friday, October 23 @ Sunset Church! Get your ticket before it’s too late! 
Wellll we’re in the fall seasons, at last. Yesss! I LOVE LOVE LOVE Autumn. It’s such a beautiful, peaceful, happy month. At least it’s always been that way for me! I grew up in the country, and we had a 2-acre yard with a mix of woods, hills, and even a little field. I had my tire-swing on the big tree in the middle of the front yard and I’d swing on it and sing, just singing and swinging. Then there’s the “leafs” all falling from their pretty origins down to the dirt, making a pleasant little carpet to say “thank you” to anyone who leaves the inside for a nice stroll on the outside. Taking a walk in the fall is rewarding, hands down.
I’ve started… here it comes… university! dramatic music. loud noises. stress and sighing. It actually isn’t as murderous as people make it out to be… if you take at it the right way. I’ve been told for years that university is hard, and if you’re not ready for the switch, then you will probably freak out. I think going to Europe by myself this summer was more of a freak out than starting university, though the two experiences compete pretty closely. Yes, I have no life. If I want a life, I have to schedule “life time” into my calendar. And yes, it IS hard, but if you’re keen enough to stay organized then YAY! It won’t be as scary!
WELL! I planned on recording you people a 5-track EP this fall, I really, really did. I was JUST about to sign the papers with Melody Valley Productions(shout out! you guys are excellent!) when I found out that my funding was delayed another year. holy what? Discouraging much? I was very sad. I love to sing and I was so ready to record, when God said “Nope, not quite yet dear! One more year!” Well, God is God, and it’s very unfair to be mad at someone who is only out for your good, so I said “Okay God.” and gave it over to him. That’s the reason why I hadn’t posted since June… because I was waiting to have firm news about recording to announce. This is my firm news. There will be no EP ready by this winter. There’s a small chance I could record one song for you, but this depends on money and time. Nursing is taking more time than I calculated, and I think to begin a recording process while in the middle of this crazy life schedule would be unwise. But God is wise! Isn’t He? I love that He can see the future and tell me beforehand where to watch out. Just because He loves me.
So, I apologize. 
You know guys, I totally could go full force running after a music career. But I’ve seen the truth, that IF you make it you’re only popular for so long, meaning you only get paid for so long, then what? What if my husband-to-be gets laid off for like a year and there’s no one to provide money for my family? I need to be responsible and get a degree. If God wants to take me towards becoming a professional musician, believe me, my ears are wide open for the opportunity, and He’ll make it clear.
In the mean time, if anyone wants me to come sing for a special event, a service, or anything, I would be so excited and honoured to do so. Just give me a shout!
On sunny days, lately, I’ve liked to walk home from work. Earlier this week, we had a beauty- sunny, a couple clouds to break up the blue, enough heat to know it was almost summer, yet a bit chilly from a perfect amount of wind(to me. I love wind. Most people would have been ticked at the wind cuz it would mess up their hair or w/e). I was loving the weather so much that I stopped in an open yard and laid there with my eyes shut. God, I thought, made this moment for me. I had a hoodie-jacket on to keep the chill away, so I was feelin’ all cuddly and warm on top of it all. Do you ever feel like God’s hugging you?
Well after a few guys in cars staring at that random girl in the grass as they drove by, and a few trail-walkers giving me weird looks, I decided that I should keep on walking. I still really wanted to keep that feeling though. I hadn’t felt more satisfied and free of anxiety in so long… the peaceful and perfect weather was a little tap on the shoulder from God… “Hey Britt… if I can make you a perfect weather day then I can take all those burdens you use to question me…” I felt the burdens gone. Like, GONE! I was walking along happily with my eyes closed… and started singing with the “da da da dum da’s” to a new tune that popped into my head. I realized that I can’t just take a walk with my eyes closed, I’m gonna hurt slash kill myself with the help of a passing vehicle. Then the words came. And I just wanna make a shout out to God right here right now for helping me remember the words until I got home! It really sums up my thoughts at the time.
Recording soon… it’s hard to fit all the words in so that you can understand what I’m singing. Workin’ on it
If I could take a walk with my eyes closed
To soak in all the beauty that I behold, oh
What would I say to You
What could I say to You
The colors and the pictures on my eyelids
Are the movements of the motions that I just did view
And what will I say to You
And what will I say to You
The water and grass
All the things that come and pass
The sky is grey to blue
Cuz the clouds, they always move, and
What will I say to You
What could I say to You
You enlighten where I’m dark
And You finish what You start and
You plant a baby tree
That You water from a seed and
What can I say to You
How can I true thank You
If I could share the gorgeous with the world here
If they opened up and their minds so they could think clear
What would they say to You
What would they say to You
They’d cry and they would laugh because the joy sound
Is only ever felt when You can surround them
And what would they say to You
What could they say to You
The sunny and the rain
And smiles in the pain
Are the symbols of this complex,
Diverse reflex
Sin You never meant
To expose, oh but we’ve met and
What do we say to You?
We’re sorry for the sorrow that we have brought
To so beautiful a world that we have made rot and
What do we say to You?
What do we say to You?
I’ll just thank You for the blessing of this life that
You’ve given to enjoy wherever I’m at
And what can I say to You?
How can I true thank You?
I don’t care who forbids it(well maybe I do), but I did it. I had an 11 day stretch at my work. Um, elloooo? Can you say played out? Seriously. That’s not even legal at my work. You can work 7 days but the 8th day is yours and yours to keep. Somehow it worked out that I didn’t get an 8th. Thinkin’ I’d nab some overtime hours, I just left it… but I broke today. There is TOO MUCH going on with life at the moment to make that kind of move. So I have tomorrow off, and Friday off to go “formal dress” shopping with Tim and Brandon(hope you guys don’t mind your names goin up on the worldwide web). Tim’s my fantabulous grad date and Brandon, well, I’m not sure why he wants a suit exactly. But he’s coming. “Always good to get a girls opinion on clothes,” quote him
Hold that thought, cuz I just wanna pause and say how awesome it is to have both guy friends and girl friends. Such a wonderful balance of logic and emotion… back to the previous topic
Moral of the story is… take days off. It’s good for your health and sanity. For someone who works 7 one 1 off… I stand here today telling you: never again. Not even nurses have to do that! I love my job, but it’s a little rough sometimes. Want an example? A resident and I were teasing each other yesterday, like we’ve done the two years I’ve worked at the nursing home. He was perfectly fine. I came in to work today and he’s dead… gone. I kick myself because what if I had have just thought to talk to him about God again, like on my break last night or something? His humor is a part of my life. I really have to pray in times like this because we all know how rough it is losing someone, and though he was just a face that I’d see in my day, he’s a soul that God wanted with Him forever. And guys, from talking to him about this stuff… I don’t think he liked God very much at all. Please take eternity seriously… because you just. never. know. when you’re going home.
There are only so many hours in a day. There is only so much you can physically do within those hours… do you ever find that you’re forcing yourself to eat microwaved pop-tarts(Regan ref.) because you have taken too many things on your agenda? You force yourself to take breaks and they’re hardly relaxing because you’ve got your heart-rate too fast from rushing around, and antsy about all the things you have YET to do.
So you start thinkin “Okay. I just need to wipe out all the fun stuff in my life, and only do what I have to, so I can calm way down.” So you wipe the fun stuff out. Gone are the good times of life, then you just start getting depressed, wondering why life is all work and no play. So you bring the hang out sessions and coffee breaks with friends back in. But there’s still so much going on… your family life is suffering. You’re working all the time, making time to do things with friends, but your duties as a member of your family are slacking quite a bit. WHERE is the balance?
Now I suppose you think I’m about to pose an answer to this question. However, I’m in the middle of this dilemma right now. I have no firm answer yet… I’m finding it. This is me being real with you. And being real with you is why I’m calling my album “Honestly.” Because the fact is that we aren’t going to always have an answer to the issue at the time. We have to work through things, pray for guidance from the Lord, and figure it out with Him. It may take time, but God made time for a reason. He uses it, and so should we. Patience is Godly, and it goes hand-in-hand with time.
As I’m rushing about my day, however, God reminds me of the verse “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” (Philippians 4:6) I begin to think “Why am I so ‘anxious’ about the things I have to do? What’s to be anxious about. And what if I just let God take this weight off my shoulders and know that He’s in control?” You know what? I’ve been thinking this way for the past week and my week has been so much more peaceful. Don’t you just love that unique peace that resting in God gives? If you don’t know what I’m talking about- with faith, give this a shot. God will NOT disappoint you. Just don’t forget to factor time into the equation. If you’re asking God for help with something, it’s gonna take time for you to listen to Him and begin to see Him work.
Is blogging overrated? Because when Nick told me we should have one on the site, just about all of my inside jumped out in excitement. I’ve always been a journaler(no, this is not a word), anyone who knows me well enough knows that I have like, six of them in my room from the past two years. Filled. Every day gets a title, and a full page unless I fall asleep in the middle. I’ve always thought it was super important to write down your days. Especially a girl like me. Come on girls… admit it… your moods and attitudes towards the stuff you go through in life changes- and changes often. That’s why I love to write down what happened in my day and how I felt about it at the time. I can read back even a few days later and be all “What? Did I actually feel that way? And I remember it differently… that’s how it really happened?” Then it becomes important NEVER to lie to your journal. Moral of the story is that keeping a journal is a wise and awesome thing!
(Commercial break) Hey, I called meself a “journaler” up there… good thing I didn’t call myself a “diaryer.” Like a Brit sayin’ diarrhea… go ahead, laugh
Well Nick has been working his hardest on this website, and not gonna lie, I think it’s turning out great. Nick is such a great website-maker. Three cheers for the Jaybird! As for me, I’m just completely amped (Marshall amped) to have my demos downloadable here instead of having them available elsewhere… it saves me a whole lotta time. Not that I ever minded I love sharing music with you guys. One of my work friends actually said to me “Dude! The only way I could get your demo was to download it to my computer! You gotta watch it… people could be getting your stuff for free and you’ll lose money!” And I laughed. Of COURSE you had to download it. That’s what it’s for. If I had a choice I would never ever charge money for music. Money is lame but it’s required for so many things in life. One of those things is having decent recordings, which is my next goal and it’s underway. So I’ll keep the peeps posted on what’s up in my musical life… just wait until I get this graduating thing over with. It’s just a small distraction and time-consumer.
