new blog, much more lively & interesting than this one, with summer updates, photos, and anything else i stumble upon:

www.musiccolliding.blogspot.com

stoked! / twloha.

so we just got back from our final kaleo retreat, and having been up at mount washington i haven't been able to blog this yet. but on monday when we were pit-stopped in coombs i got a notification on my phone saying that i had an email from twloha, so i went and checked on matt's iphone, and found out that i've been accepted to be to write love on her arms' summer 2010 road intern! long story short, i'll be on tour with them for the next... 3 or so months? no set date to finish as of yet, but i'll be leaving in 6 days, flying to st. louis. i really have no idea what to expect, besides adventure. i'm excited and a bit scared but mostly full of incredible anticipation. however, it's quite a leap of faith, because, as of right now, i don't have any money for it. my flight, transportation and accommodations stuff is all covered, as best i can tell, but i need to budget to pay for my own food etcetera... seeing as i'm already significantly in debt from this year at kaleo, prayer for the financial side to come through would be really appreciated. i'll be keeping a road blog starting next week @ www.matthewontour.tumblr.com so check that out. i'll keep ya posted on the adventures to follow.

the time's tickin' down on what's been the best year of my life so far.

i know it's got to end, and i'm anticipating big things down the road

but please pray that we go out with a bang, that this would be the time we ran best.

that we'd go out with a bang, and be amazed at all that happened, even in these final days.

how can my praises ever find end?

i don't know that i've ever felt such a frequent inclination to burst into praises. i pray words and they come up short, and all that makes sense is to sing to him.

with all creation i sing praise to the King of Kings

you are my everything, and i will adore you.

firm on his promise i'll stand.

take me to, take me to where you took peter and the boys

calmed the stormy noise, made it so they knew they had to trust in you.

walk with me, talk with me, i want to know what you would say if you had me face-to-face

what would i do with my feet out on the blue?

would i know that i was safe by your side out on the waves

would you tell me, "don't look down, keep your eyes fixed on me now.

when the waves wrap at your feet, don't you worry, look to me."

make me move, oh won't you make me move?

i want to know what you're about and not have any doubt in you,

be what you want me to.

and even as my brain tells me that i should drown,

i still so believe that you would never let me down.

yeah, what would i do,

out on the blue?

...he is my victory, and he is here.

walking on water.

what i'm learning, what i'm hoping for, and how you can be praying for me. straight outta the moleskine notebook...

March 21st 2010:

they'll call me freedom, just like a waving flag.

this week, like all weeks, was insane and crazy. and it was also pretty incredible, in the way God was glorified and how the best moments of it were the ones i was emptiest and most broken, which somehow were my most hopeful and peaceful and assured. in the midst of attack and trial and stress and everything else, He was gentle with me and his grace was so evident.

and i think i can “forget and not slow down,” to borrow a phrase, in running the rest of this race.

this might be the shortest post in the world, and it might seem like the same type of thing i always say, but it is what it is, and it is good. it is well, in my soul.