I hope this new year finds you well and happy. I am in the last week of a rather restful winter break. 2007 turned out to be quite a busy year for me: a spring tour with the good ol’ Shane & Shane boys, a fall tour with the Myriad and the David Crowder band (two bands bursting at the seams with good, talented folk), an album recorded, an album released, and everything else that overwhelmed on occasion.
So after the fall tour I took some time off and it has been wonderous. Time to be with loved ones, to work on new songs, to go to church on Sunday mornings, and take naps on Sunday afternoons. It created a much missed sense of normalcy in my life.
Now as 2008 moves into full swing so must I. I’ve got one more week at home then it’s time for me to head out again. I’ll be in Texas for the better part of ten days, so I’m looking forward to seeing all you Texans out there.Alright, I gotta hit the hay, I’ll talk to you all soon. Oh, and Happy New Year!
-phil
Raquel TWG
January 12th, 2008 at 8:07 amYOU’RE ALIVE!!!!!!!!
Raquel TWG
January 12th, 2008 at 8:09 amHa and Happy New Year, Philip. There’s so much you’ve missed…Did you read all 100 something comments from the last post? We’re sorry for bothering you we were just concerned for your safety. My friend and I already had a plan to go save you…
Alymc
January 12th, 2008 at 8:51 amHappy New Year, Phil!
Glad God has given you time to rest and soak in the things that He has done!
Sara
January 12th, 2008 at 9:02 amHappy New Year! It’s great to hear from you! That’s awesome that you’ve been able to have a break and to spend time with your family and go to church and such. All of that is very important. 2007 truly was a busy year!
Well thanks for posting a little update Phil
Happy 2008! God bless you.
thejambi
January 12th, 2008 at 10:26 amHNY (happy new year…) Phil!
Breaks are good, loved ones are good, new songs are good, church is good, and naps that aren’t during church are also good.
adriennerenea
January 12th, 2008 at 12:31 pmGlad to have you back….blogging regularly?
Looking forward to seeing you in Katy, TX in March!
bryan2
January 12th, 2008 at 2:54 pmYour back! Taking time off is a must, im glad you were able to. I have been listening to your new album, cannons, and i have to say its awesome. cant wait for new stuff. hope your new years starts out great. im going to see you when you come to redding on february 15th, im stoked. anyways. hope all is well. god bless.
bryan
Kimberly L.
January 12th, 2008 at 5:59 pmThat’s splendid to hear Phil, I’m happy your doing great. Yeah, we all require that time to just sit back and unwind and spend our time with loved ones. I’m so pleased to here that you enjoyed yours. I ‘m so excited; I see that you have a lot of appearance dates in my area like corona, chula vista, etc. I hope I can make it to a few. Anyways, can’t wait to see how the lord uses you in 2008, cause he used you significantly in 2007! I can’t wait to hear your new songs, I ‘m sure they’ll be as impacting as the rest. Well, take care and take pleasure in the rest of your time off, hey maybe even go to Sea World or The San Diego Zoo, I love that place. I’ll be praying for you and asking the Lord to direct you and keep you full of his love and joy while your out on your tour dates. I know it must be tough to see your family occasionally, but the Lord honors that greatly, so keep smiling. I better wrap up. God Bless you and may he steer you on his path. - Kimberly
Kimberly L.
January 12th, 2008 at 6:03 pmOh sorry that’s *LORD* (first word of line 5), his name deserves all respect! Amen!
Amanda
January 12th, 2008 at 8:39 pmUR ALIVE!! PRAISE THE LORD AND EVERYTHING GOOD ON THIS EARTH!! Hahaha, sorry, we are all, especially me, glad to hear from you.
Glad you are okay and happy new years!!!
Samantha Glick
January 12th, 2008 at 10:08 pmHappy New Yaar! You are amazingly talented! God Bless You!
Kelly
January 12th, 2008 at 10:10 pmPraise God, Phil. The sky is not even the limit to His amazings plans for you this year. Continue enjoying the journey!
Chris Blasius
January 12th, 2008 at 10:14 pmhaha I love the part ” and Sunday naps” As a worship pastor myself I so know what you are talking about
P.S I love the Bumble & Bumble product!! thanks for the advice ha
thejambi
January 12th, 2008 at 10:37 pmPhil! I’m sorry but I gotta say that if you’re bored on Sunday and don’t want to take a nap, check out my purevolume site at http://www.purevolume.com/thejambi.
amanda
January 12th, 2008 at 10:49 pmthanks for the update phil :]
good to hear from ya**
happy new year.
hope i get to see u soon.
brittneyfoster
January 13th, 2008 at 12:22 ami’m glad that you have not given up on your wordpress! i hope some of that time was spent reading Emma. haha. i’m excited that you’re coming to the Houston area in March. just so you know, i’m skipping Newsboys to come see you. they’ll be @ the Berry Center the same night. so, feel special. haha. Glad you’ve been resting and hope that you have a splendid 2008!! I truly believe that this year is going to rock!!!
Christina H.
January 13th, 2008 at 1:17 amGood to hear from you again. I am glad you had a nice break., Hope everything is going great. May God bless ya. Hope to see you up in Reno Nv Sometime.
wessexcathedral
January 14th, 2008 at 5:58 amOk, your people need to get you to Charlottesville, VA—-would love to see you!!! And it is a college town so it totally makes sense.
Glad to hear you had a good holiday.
Colin
January 14th, 2008 at 6:42 pmHey Phil. I saw you last night at Kingsfield Church… Great concert!
Lola
January 14th, 2008 at 10:22 pmyour hair is even shorter too..
Jessica Ellermets
January 15th, 2008 at 10:48 amLove the new ‘do your rocking in 2008
Glad to hear your well! As always God bless, and happy new year to you too! Hope you found everything under that ‘ol Christmas tree that ya wanted.
~Jessica Ellermets
Lauren
January 15th, 2008 at 2:24 pmSo, to Phil or to any of you Phil fans, any idea where I can purchse the album “Give You My World”? Thanks…
leah
January 15th, 2008 at 3:48 pmhey lauren, i think you can maybe get it on itunes, but i dont know.
PHIL! YOURE BACK!
FINALLY! WE MISSED YOU!
(if you didnt notice :P)
well, i hope you have an AMAZING new year!
come back to Cleveland soon, k?
i cant wait to see you at Alive Fest 08!
love, leah
tracyedwards
January 15th, 2008 at 3:58 pmIt’s good to see you are getting some rest! Stay focused and begin to enjoy 2008!
maddy
January 15th, 2008 at 8:01 pmHey Lauren - I found out where to get Phil’s ‘Give You My World’ indie CD!!! You just message through Phil’s web site or his myspace and his ‘web team’ messages back the info :). It’s really easy, and you’ll have your CD pretty quick too. His people are great!
- maddy
Lauren
January 16th, 2008 at 2:06 pmThanks so much, Maddy
Keely
January 16th, 2008 at 8:26 pmYay! I’m a Louisianian, but I’ll be driving out to Texas to see you in 11 days!!!!!!!! I CAN’T WAIT!!! It’s good to hear from you again! You’re in my prayers all the time.
Lots of Love, <3
-keely
JonnyUps
January 17th, 2008 at 3:41 pmgood seeing you in starbucks a few times. didn’t say hi, but should have. you looked at me like, “hey, thats the guy i always see at starbucks” but i almost didn’t recognize ya. enjoy your last days in the ‘dido!
Eva in Sweden
January 18th, 2008 at 2:05 amJust discovered your music an love it with all my heart! It’s awesome! So nice every time you find new, good, christian musicians with their hearts in the right place! Keep up the good work! And you should REALLY come to Sweden and play!!!!!!
Mary
January 19th, 2008 at 3:23 pmI live right in the middle of two places you’ll be this week. and unfortunately I can’t go to either.
I hope you enjoy being in Texas (now that it is cold).
Lori George
January 19th, 2008 at 6:23 pmIt was awesome having the opportunity to see you live here in AZ for New Year’s Eve, Sir Wickham. =) I do hope you come back soon! Grace & peace to you & your loved ones.
Ashley N.
January 20th, 2008 at 5:13 pmPhil,
I really can’t wait to hear more of your of your beautiful songs, so KEEP WRITING!… No, really now, I love to lisen to your music, and even if you hear this alot I just wanted to let you know that your music is so wonerful and it ALWAYS puts me in a great mood, no matter what I have done or am doing. When my Mom told me we were going to go see a consert on a cool fall day I had no idea how much it would impacked me…
Althogh I still can’t see how you would want to come to little old Fresno, and free too (Hehe) … Anyhow, I was so glad my friend’s mom knew you parent’s alittle, and that my Mom hadn’t planed anything else that night. I can’t wait utill I can see you perform again!
Mythcah
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:55 pmUm, hello. I don’t know if this will work, or if you’ll even get this, but I would just like to say that I love your music, and the feeling that’s put into your songs. I am especially fond of “Divine Romance”. I have to say, it’s definately one of my favorite songs, if not my favorite. Very peaceful, and it’s one of the few songs I know that can really get me connected to God. It’s strengthened my relationship with Him. I just want to thank you sincerely for all that you do. May God bless you forever and always!
Josiah James
January 24th, 2008 at 2:02 amHey phil, Josiah here. Check it out, I got the single back. http://www.myspace.com/josiahjamesmusic —–Reaching For The Stars
God bless
Mia Runeson
January 24th, 2008 at 3:26 amHi Phil!
I’m Mia writing to you from Sweden. Do you know of Sweden? We don’t have polar bears walking the street but lots of nice people and beautiful land scape. Would you come and sing to us? Minister from your heart to ours? I know that a big festival (the biggest christian youth festival) is interested in having you to come.
We would take GREAT care of you : ) Please let us know if your interested and we’ll arrange for something to happen.
Peace. Mia
Christina
January 26th, 2008 at 8:32 amHappy 2008! Thank you for your music! God Bless you and your loved ones.
Holly
January 26th, 2008 at 6:32 pmI also enjoy Sunday afternoon naps. Glad you’ve had a chance to relax and rest…which is what God did after creating the World. If He can do it…so should I. hehe
Blessings to you.
julie
January 27th, 2008 at 11:17 amI first heard you on the Relevant podcast back in October and I haven’t stopped listening to you since (except for that brief stint of Christmas music in December). Anyway, your lyrics and sound are so refreshing and worshipful. Thank you for using your gifts to glorify God and to help uplift others. Keep it up… you seriously rock!
Billy
January 28th, 2008 at 8:41 pmHey Phil glad to see that things are good for ya…I can’t wait to see you in San Luis Obispo. God bless.
julie
January 29th, 2008 at 5:38 pmdid you go see Into the Wild yesterday? I thought it was you but didnt want to embarrass you. cheers, hope you are well.
Wenet
January 31st, 2008 at 5:33 pmyay rest up philly. cant wait for new songs and excitement =)
kendralese
January 31st, 2008 at 11:10 pmI don’t know if you know about this, but you should check out http://www.dosomegoodnow.com - basically, LJ Urban is sponsoring a project where for every 100,000 hits the site gets, a mason is trained to build eco-friendly homes in Burkina Faso, which provides homes for many who do not have one as well as a livelihood/steady income. I know you are really compassionate, so I thought you would be interested.
Janice Bench
February 8th, 2008 at 1:33 pmI got to see you perform when you were out with the myriad and the david crowder band at the Crystal Ballroom in portland, OR. My friend bought the ticket for me… still don’t understand why she did… but I had an awesome time. I met you there to… and got a picture with you. I had the asian looking shirt on that was black and red.
Anyway, *rolls eyes*, so you will be in my prayers as you head out this year. I know I’m like a month late replying to this blog.. but hey, better late then never!!! Well Take care… and God bless you.