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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Updates

I am leaving for my last trip to NY on Friday. I will sing stations 10-13. You won't believe how beautiful #13 is. When Barry first sent me the track to listen to and approve and practice, etc. I was at the airport on my way to NC, waiting for my plane and I started singing along and I couldn't make it through the first verse. It was the first time I had heard the combination of the "orchestra" (it's still fake at this point) arrangement with the words and melody and I just busted out crying. The guy in the seat next to me started giving me curious looks. It starts off with a wind sound and some hauntingly sad clarinet or some funky wind instrument and goes into the song starting with cellos very low (just like I had requested - Barry is so good at taking what I "hear" in my head and making it a reality.)

My new video friend in Austrailia refuses to get paid at all and got mad a me when I sent him a very small amount of money in recompense for his out of pocket expenses - he's very stubborn. We will all just have to include him in our prayers.

My husband just got laid off yesterday from his job at Hewlett Packard, so it's a good thing all of contributions toward the Stations project are earmarked as well as paid out. It seems the only way I WILL get to finish this project is by soliciting for the rest of the costs at future concerts. It's so nice having my "record deal." (I HAVE to make music - oh, my!) If I don't meet my goal, I will just put the rest on my credit card. No worries. It WILL get done on time, come "hell or high water." I promise. It's going to be AWESOME! Meanwhile, if you know of a friend who always wanted to be in God's music business, please direct them to my "Stations" webpage www.donnacorigibson.com/StationsOftheCrossInSong.html Thanks and God bless you. Please pray for me.

1 comment:

paladin said...

Oh, my word! I'm so sorry to hear about your struggles; I'm definitely praying for you, Matthew and the kids! God grant you what you need, when you need it!