Category: News

  • Rainy Day in Chicago

    I rode my bike to work today. It was raining. It’s 10 PM right now, and I’m home. Thanks, mom, for picking me up, so I didn’t have to ride home in the rain, too! Actually, I’ll tell you something: I’ll take riding in the rain over riding in the cold (or snow) any day! But, today did remind me of how great the weather has been this summer. I don’t think I have ridden in the rain in over a month – maybe two.

    I’m looking forward to tomorrow, and making final preparations this week for my tour. And I’m even still hoping to line up a few more shows! Maybe I’ll play in Cleveland and New Haven…

  • What a Back Ache…

    So, honestly, I have never, ever before in my life had a back ache. Today, I type in pain. It’s not horrible, but it’s bad. What’s it from? you ask. Well, just over a week ago, I switched to new, hybrid tires on my mountain bike. The sleeker tires are faster, thinner, and take a higher PSI, but I *think* it’s taking a toll on my body – my back being the first, visible effect of the new tires.

    Why do I care, and why should you? Well, from September 11th through the 15th, I have shows every night, and I would sure like to hope that I’ll be healthy for those – able to jump around, have some fun on stage, etc.

    But I don’t know the plans for my life – the specifics, that is. I know all of the “plans to prosper you…”, ” meant it for good”, “all things work together for the good…” lines. But I’m talking about the *hows*. And here’s what I’ve concluded at the end of this night:

    However I think it’s going to happen is not how it will.

    I’ve heard it said that God’s ways are “counter-intuitive”, and I believe that. I never would have thought that I could schedule three shows of a mini-tour less than two weeks before I hit the road, but I’m confident that it is the least likely way for it to happen, which *should* mean, actually, that it’s the most likely.