Thursday, January 5, 2017

A Birthday, A Visit, Some Shopping and the New Year

The current phase of the studio renovations :) 



Making a new schedule for this year after finishing my time at Master Cleaners and merging into full time music again!


Post studio meeting dinner and a movie with Mum! 


Sarah Beth had a birthday this week! We celebrated with wonderful food, winter flowers, a movie at Nanny's and of course presents :) 





On New Years eve, I got to meet up with Dear Tabitha in Richmond! We had a tasty feast, a few hours of wonderfully refreshing conversation and then an adventure to a lovely old bookshop! 








On my way home, I stopped by St. Johns church where Patrick Henry delivered his famous "Give me liberty or give me death!" speech. It was closed for the season, but the grounds and surrounding streets were beautiful nonetheless.




On Sunday, the whole family got to go out for lunch at our favorite little Chinese restaurant and then the kids went to Target for a little pre-valentines day shopping. 



Daniel was a good sport and tried on a drivers cap for my enjoyment. 
Rather a dashing chap, isn't he? 


Sunday night, we made a pie and sat around the (now operating) fire place in the studio and talked about our goals and prayers for the new year. Such a treasured time as a family! 


This week has held some unexpectedly lovely teaching moments and so many small provisions and kindnesses of God, from unexpected direct answers to prayer in small ways to large movements forward for the studio. He is so kind to us, though we are but dust. 




Saturday, December 24, 2016

Advent: Day 28

Advent: Day 28



"O Emmanuel, our King and Giver of Law: 
come to save us, Lord our God!"

Sieben Magnificat Antipoden: O Immanuel 
(Arvo Part)



“Fullness of Grace in man’s human frailty  
This is the wonder of Jesus 
Laying aside His power and glory 
Humbly He entered our world 
Chose the path of meanest worth 
Scandal of a virgin birth 
Born in a stable cold and rejected 
Here lies the hope of the world

Fullness of Grace the love of the Father 
Shown in the face of Jesus 
Stooping to bear the weight of humanity 
Walking the Calvary road 
Christ the holy Innocent 
Took our sin and punishment 
Fullness of God despised and rejected 
Crushed for the sins of the world

Fullness of hope in Christ we had longed for 
Promise of God in Jesus 
Through His obedience we are forgiven 
Opening the floodgates of heaven 
All our hopes and dreams we bring 
Gladly as an offering 
Fullness of life and joy unspeakable 
God’s gift in love to the world”

— KEITH & KRISTYN GETTY & STUART TOWNEND COPYRIGHT © THANKYOU MUSIC 2004


Advent: Day 27

Advent: Day 27


"O King of all nations and keystone of the Church: 
come and save man, who you formed from the dust!"

Sieben Magnificat Antipoden: König aller Völker 
(Arvo Part)


Advent: Day 26

Advent: Day 26


"O Radiant Dawn,
splendor of eternal light, sun of justice: 
come and shine on those who dwell in darkness and in the 
shadow of death." 

Sieben Magnificat Antiphonen: O Morgenstern
(Arvo Part)

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Advent: Day 25


Advent: Day 25



"O Key of David, 
opening the gates of God's eternal Kingdom: 
come and free the prisoners of darkness!"

Sieben Magnificat Antiphonen: Schlüssel Davids
(Arvo Part)