Bio
MISSION STATEMENT: Music with a mission of hope, healing and encouragement to families!
"Turning the hearts of parents to their children and the hearts of children to their parents"
Malachi 4:6
Music has been part of my life since I was a little boy, when Mom would have my two sisters and me sing at church, family get-togethers, holiday parties and so on. Mom is very gifted with play' that piano, and our job was to sing (and just look cute I guess).
Music stayed with me into my 20's and 30's; I began writing songs, traveling around and singing quite a bit. During this time, I also started a family and tried to juggle it all. Life took many twists and turns and the music kind of slipped away.
After going through a divorce and a low place in my life, I was blessed to meet Dawn, who became my wife, best friend and encourager. I hadn't written anything for quite awhile, but I was inspired to write "It is Dawn" for our wedding in 2001. The song, which is about second chances, says, "It is dawn, a new beginning ... a bright new day ... a new tomorrow". This sparked the songwriting again, and late in 2006, I recorded "Remember the Love", which was intended to be a demo CD for other artists to record my songs. As 2007 unfolded, it seems God had different plans. The doors opening were for me to share the music and stories myself, which are full of faith, healing, hope and joy, especially for families.
Inspired by the support and prayers of friends and family, we partnered with a missionary organization and established Remember the Love of the Family, as a non profit 501(c)(3) ministry. The name comes from a conversation I had with my Grandpa Earl on his deathbed 20 years ago. One of the last things he said to me was "Remember the love of the family."
I'm not sure why (often that's the beauty of God's timing, plans and purposes), but it took those 20 plus years to realize what he said to me; it was a commissioning of sorts, to share that message through my music and real life stories, with the purpose of rekindling and restoring the love of the family as God intended it to be. In mid 2008, I recorded my second CD "Doin' Life Together", as a follow-up to "Remember the Love of the Family".
Recently, not by chance, I believe God directed us to a whole new bunch of family and friends at Indieheaven. So, here we are doin' life together.
