Leaving Today

A number of us from the Wine Before Breakfast community at UofT are heading down to Michigan today for the Festival of Faith and Music. I woke up this morning feeling alright, knowing that it was going to be a good week-end, but now, by 10:36am, I'm a little nervous. Part of the reason we're going is to lead worship at the Festival on Saturday morning, which is going to be cool, but it's been a long time since I've played music in front of a large group of people. Playing bass in a worship band is certainly different from playing a rock show - but the nerves are still a little shaky, even though what we're doing is not at all about "the show," and all about helping direct worship, musically, towards the creator of the universe. Still - the nerves! Part of it, I think is the nerves of playing on the same stage as Sufjan Stevens, Neko Case and Emmylou Harris. Part of it is leaving home, that is, Ericka, for a few days. We really haven't had to do the whole "apart" thing since we've been married, and so that's a new experience for us too. I am excited about the festival, the performers, the speakers, the workshops, and the chance to catch up with Liz, a friend I met in Kolkata a few years back. It'll be good to go down and see her, since she only updates her blog every six months or so, and really, I have no idea what's going on with here these days. For anyone out there reading, keep the band in your prayers, please. We would be ever-grateful.