Things happening

As I continue to seek God on the direction for this time in my life, He continues to tell me not to get discouraged. You see, God knows me better than anyone. He knows that I am a terrible public speaker. I cannot play guitar and talk at the same time. I know that sounds strange as I can sing and play all day long. But as I go out into the world and play music, I am woefully aware that I will indeed have to speak to groups of people. Most of the time I will not know anyone in the audience. One would think this would make it easier, but I wonder.

I look forward to how God may use me to "speak to people" in a group setting. I am confident that the music will speak volumes. Thus, I will continue to promote the music as it promotes the truths of God. I will trust Him for the words to say and who to say them to. I welcome any opportunity to play. Bring on those living rooms! Down with comfort zones. - Jamison

Sad Day

I have been on the truck for 15 years now. EMS that is. Not many days come much sadder than 2-10-10. We along with several others were called to work an accident wherein the fire chief of the local lake community was killed. It was a simple accident, but it resulted in the death of a beloved man in the community. I pray for his family that they can find peace and for the man driving the truck that killed him that he find a stable place in the chaos that at this moment must be on his mind. Life is fragile. We only get one ride on this ball, then it is off to wherever our lives have led us. I am sure that chief Stan is walking where angels trod and is at peace. A good man was lost, a nice man, a fireman. Thank you Stan...you will be missed.

Exciting events

Well, as the release date for my CD approaches, there is much excitement in the Jamison camp. Last night I did a radio interview on Rapture Ready Radio and had a good time doing that. Many thanks to Matt at RRR for his kind words and for having me on. One of my favorite worship artists Jared Anderson was recently on the show...so I feel I am in good company. You can visit their site above to hear it or simply click here to listen to the interview and to "First Woman" as broadcast.
I have been gaining a small fan base on Jango radio over the past week. My songs have been played over 1500 times! I have been getting notifications all week from fans in over 10 different countries! How cool is that! I hope to begin going out and playing different venues soon. I have a couple of events on the books already.
Feb. 18th 8pm @ Wheat State Pizza, across from PSU in Pittsburg, KS.
March 5th @ "The Love Bubble" in the Pittsburg Meadowbrook mall. 6-8pm.
There will be a radio promo for that even broadcast on 99.1 KSEK FM radio in the week leading up to the event. Please come out if you get a chance. I will have CD's on hand at both events.
I am also looking to book events wherever will host me. So if you know of any churches, organizations of coffee houses...whatever! Please visit my website to contact me directly.
Thanks for reading! - Jamison

Getting so close

Well, the CD is all finished! I have placed my order for the first 500 copies. I will have them in hand in less than 2 weeks. They will then be available on the website and in local music stores in Pittsburg and Joplin. I will also have some at my church, Covenant Harvest Church as soon as I get them.

I have 2 songs in rotation on Jango radio now! Pretty cool service. I have been getting people signed up as fans! I have 4 fans at home, but have never had any outside of that! Too cool....Looking forward to playing live. Looking into some coffee houses and churches to play at in the near future. Thanks for reading...Jamison

Weather or Not

I awoke on Friday morning to the sound of my little girls voice saying "I had a bad dream". Bear in mind, that this was shortly before 4am. I had planned on getting up at 5 to get ready for work. My wife prayed with her and assured her it would be ok, but nonetheless, she returned moments later asking to sleep on the floor or to in some way stay in our room with us. Since we have a queen bed, the prospect of having her with us in the bed would have meant that no one would really be able to sleep well. So, I decided to give her my spot and go ahead and get up.
It was a good thing, in the night, mother nature decided to drop snow and ice in the area, thus elongating my trip. The trip to work normally takes me an hour and 15 minutes. It took just over 2 hours. The snow continues to fall behind me and as I am told, there is about 1-2 feet now. So as I return home tomorrow, I will drive into worse weather than when I left. I hope to get a chance to go sledding with my kids...Either way, I will be home with them and that is what I am eagerly awaiting.

Anticipation

I just received the tracking number for the package containing my proof copy of my CD. It is basically the completed project all done up and ready for stores, I just have to listen to it, look over all the artwork, lyric sheets and then make noted on any needed changes. I then send it back to the company and it is ready for print. This means I should be able to get copies as soon as the second week in February! I cannot wait to get it released. Copies will be available as soon as I get them from my website . The actual release date will be in about 3 months. Then it will be available on iTunes and in stores. I am stoked about getting closer to the final product. Please pray for this project, that is reaches those who need to hear it. - Jamison

Well, one more week and I will be in possession of a hard copy of my CD to go over. Once I have approved the cover art, insert artwork and lyric sheets, the CD will be ready for production. I am very much looking forward to getting started playing events and doing some radio spots. My website is up and running now. Many thanks to Keith Marshall of Marshall Graphics. Still more content to go up. Soon people will be able to order the CD directly from the site and pay via Credit card or paypal account. Keep checking the site for updates.
I have some time off after my long weekend at work and I am working on some new songs. I am often bewildered at the timing that God has. I wrote a single line down this weekend to remind me of an idea that I had, then it was like God just took the pen and started writing. It was about a man sitting in a restaurant observing a woman in obvious pain then watching her slip out the door without hearing the gospel. How often do we see such things but ignore the urging of God to act upon them. We are here for one reason...to tell all we see the good news! Why are we so afraid to do that? Why do we let those opportunities slip away...it is simple. Do not try to save them, just tell them about what Jesus did for you...He will do the saving part.