Diligent Sarah mixing the latest "in the rough" CD. (The picture does not do Sarah's sweet countenance justice -- my camera is taking very dark pictures, and Adobe "fixed" it for me.)The "busy season" has begun in earnest for us. Of course, each family is in full swing with school (actually, most of the children did some school work, off and on, during the summer -- especially those nearing graduation). But we have come to see that fall is the "busy season" for the Country Cousins, too. Here in Florida, all the "snowbirds" are returning, and every community is having some sort of "fall festival". The older folks love to hear them play and for the Little Cousins to come sing old Roy Rogers/Gene Autry/folk and gospel songs.
So we will be off to Wauchula's 100th anniversary celebration this Saturday, and Historic Kathleen's fall festival the next, and Lake Buffum Baptist Church's the next . . . It is a busy time, but how it hones their gifts and talents for the Lord! It is always a challenge to keep unity and sweet spirits, but the Lord is faithful to keep us focused when we gather to pray and lift our burdens to Him.
We have been working on our "in the rough" CD -- samples of the children's music -- since everywhere folks ask if they have one. Sarah has such a desire to see things done well that she has taken on the learning of the sound system (until Uncle Robert is able to be home on a regular basis). She has a great musical ear, so she keeps us sounding good. RG has pitched in there, too, especially when setting up the live system.
So it begins. An exhausting, but exciting time! Hopefully, we will be able to post some good pictures of the performances. Hopefully, the real, authentic, professionally-done CD will be completed soon!
9 comments:
Yes, the snowbirds are in the process of returning to Florida now. Can you see my smile from there? hehe! It's so nice to have a quieter little town for awhile :-)
Blessings,
Tammy ~@~
Funny, Tammy! Well, I guess I shouldn't be too cynical, since that is where a good portion of Danny's work is from during the winter!
Hey Mrs. Frodge,
We will surely be praying that the CD comes along in God's timing!!!
I am sure it will sound wonderful.
We are looking forward to hearing more of the Country Cousins in the upcoming months...maybe a mini-concert at Fort Benning!!!???
Much Love, Tracy
Tracy, that sounds good. We will plan on bringing the instruments (somehow!).
Hey Mrs. Frodge,
Just dropping a note by to tell you we can't wait for the CD!! I'm sure it will be GREAT!! Can't wait to see ya'll in November!!
Laney for the Whiddon family
We are looking forward to it! Life is settling into normalcy (is that spelled right?) now that Wills is 5 mos. old! It should be a great month -- they sounded nice at practice this morning.
Thanks, Mama!
Molly
Laney, our whole family is looking forward to our get-together in November! And we'll be sure and bring along our newest "rough" CD!
Molly, it truly is a blessing to watch the children progress and become more and more confident in sharing their gifts and talents, isn't it?
Hi Bonnie,
I found your site through your comment on Carmon's blog. What kind of music do your 'Country Cousins' do? I'd love to hear their CD when it comes out. Our family does music ministry also. Always fun to see other families using their musical talents that way.
Sincerely,
Lisa W.
Lisa, how very sweet of you to visit and comment! The children play bluegrass/gospel music, although several of them have been trained in classical violin. They occasionally still play classical; in fact, Callie, Mary, and Abigail are taking classical lessons currently.
Please visit again if you can!
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