I'll start off by introducing myself if you don't already know me from church or school, but my name is Sam.
With that, I will just jump right into things.
I've been feeling that I need to start putting my thoughts to paper (or keyboard), to help myself stay focused and have some kind of goals to be able to look back on and keep in the forefront of my mind.
This is my first attempt at writing a blog, so I apologize if it's overwhelmingly boring, but then again this is mostly for my own benefit at the moment so I'm not sure if I'm really sorry.
Ok let me take my life into account.
I live in the tiny, tiny city of Lebanon, Missouri with my beautiful wife Heidi.
I recently graduated from Evangel University this past may with a Bachelors in Music Production; although I really don't feel very equipped to be in the music industry scene. Anyways, 30,000 dollars later, and the only thing I'm better off with is being married to my wonderful other half: Heidi. We've only been married 6 months (Today actually!), but it feels like we've been together for our entire lives.
I'll probably talk about my relationship in other blogs, but for now I just want to get out some random thoughts about where I'm at.
I'm currently in-between jobs, and I'm not sure where my next one will come from. Ever since college, it's been one job after another; just trying to pay the bills and keep myself alive. Now I have a wife to provide for and a Semi-worthless Degree at the moment (as far as it feels like), and no job opportunities to explore my talents or expand my skills in the near future. We shall see.
I love music. It's the absolute number one passion in my life (besides my Lord and Savior Jesus), but It seems like lately I haven't been able to produce anything. It's a little disheartening, but I know God will bring something up. I've really wanted to explore looking into some recording studios around the area to see if they would take me on as a part-time intern. I would love to get some real time in an actual studio. I want to have my own studio one day and produce music whenever I get the drive, but sadly that time in my life has not come just yet.
Some goals I have for the near future are this:
1. find a steady job, so that I can start to provide for my family again.
2. Find a studio to take me in as an intern.
3. Move apartments into something a little nicer, with less noisy neighbors. (this will change to owning my own home in about a year.)
4. start accumulating my recording and music gear again. (I was forced to sell a multitude of my recording gear and musical things to help pay bills after Heidi and I were married. It had to be done and you make sacrifices in marriage. true I would rather not had made them, but it was either a nice guitar amp and some mics, or food on the table, and well, let's just say my hungry wife won that one)
5. Start writing a new (full) song every week.
6. Lead something at my church for a worship service. (I've been leading worship teams since I learned how to play guitar and sing at 16 and since I graduated College, I haven't had any opportunities to lead, but they did ask me to start helping with the worship teams on Wednesday nights and for some mens' ministry meetings! I'm excited to play again. Music always gets me pumped).
Well for now I need to get to bed. Midnight is early for me. I start my second week of substitute teaching in the morning and after a week of the flu, I'm ready to get out of this house.
I'll leave you with my favorite verse:
"Above all else, guard your heart. For everything you do flows from it."
Proverbs 4:23
goodnight guys.
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