Looking forward

Have not blogged for a while, but I have had a busy past month or so. I try to get on the Twitter thing, but i do not think anyone is reading it anyway. My April has been fraught with many long hours at work. We have a man out with a wrist injury and he is not slated to come back for a month. While the extra time has been hard to deal with, and being away from my family has been even harder, I feel that the overtime pay is truly God's provision for me. You see, next month marks the first time in since, well ever...that I have multiple bookings set up within a month. I am excited to get out and play the songs that God has given me to people all over the area. I am also negotiating with several booking agents to retain their services in order to gain event bookings nation wide over the summer. Lets hope for a good one to help in this effort. Touring costs money, a LOT of money. So as often as I can I am either working to save up or playing in hopes of selling enough CD's to raise funds for the events. Please pick up the CD, if you already have, please plug it for me! I need every one who is praying for me in this venture to also be proactive and tell your friends. Till next time...Jamison

Work Work Work...

It has been a crazy month...Working 70-90 hours a week can flat out kill a guy. I am putting in OT at work because we have a guy out with an injury. I am saving up for the events that I feel God will be helping me to book this summer and beyond. Hoping to go to Canada for a week, have been talking to several festival organizers and have booked a few things. Really hoping things pick up on the record sales front. Seems like a lot of people just have not heard it yet. Getting some radio play as well. So things are looking up. Still, I am admittedly impatient. HAHA. Well, thanks for looking in. -Jamison

Hitting the road

This weekend marks the beginning of my family vacation. We are headed to Miami, OK. for me play a worship service at the Ottawa Indian Baptist church. Once we have finished there, we are off to spend some quality time together, just me, my wife and my 3 kids in Branson, MO. Planning on a pretty laid back week. No real big plans. Hang out in our cabin, take walks, watch movies, eat in and out. Really, it is mainly a chance to just be...Then it is back home on Sunday. I have been busy setting up booking for myself and the band. Check out the website for further dates.

What to call it

As a musician, terms like gig, show, performance, concert and the like are common to words to describe when the artist plays an event. As a Christian artist, I find it somewhat perplexing as to what to call it. I do not like the term "show" as I am not attempting to entertain people, yet take them to a closer understanding of God. The word "performance" indicates that what the artist doing is not real, or is more of a staged pre-determined order of things with no room for spiritual input. The term "gig" lends itself to create an impersonal vibe as though the artist is just playing another "gig", then it is on to the next one. "Concert" to me just screams "I AM HERE TO SHOW YOU MY TALENT!! LOOK AT ME!!! Not good...As Christians, we are to be humble, not proud. While there are many very talented Christians, those who put there talents out there in a vain attempt to showcase themselves rather than the Lord they serve are what I would consider misguided. So what to call it. How does a Christian artist describe accurately what the listener will be attending, what will happen while in attendance? I am up for suggestions....
-Jamison

The Wait

Sometimes we as humans tend to be a bit impatient. I am VERY impatient. I am one of those people who likes instant gratification, instantly...now. Right now!!! Well, God is not a God of instant gratification. He has shown me in recent months how to be more patient. I am tested on this daily.
If you put a pot roast in the oven for only an hour, what you have is a very tough piece of meat. You can eat it, but your body will have a much harder tie with digestion, not to mention chewing it up....But if you let is simmer, over time, what you get is so tender you can cut it with a fork.
While things in my life seem to creep by, even sometimes just stop, I know that God's timing is perfect. I only have to put the meat in the oven and wait it out. Soon, what I really desire will come to me. A life with more tender moments, better flavor and one easier to digest. If I live in His will, wait for Him to make the move, things will be way better. - Jamison

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.