Travel
Santa Barbara
Here are some pictures of our day off in Santa Barbara. It was a beautiful day, full of relaxing.
The picture of Phil smelling the flower is my favorite (the silly bird one comes in a close second). Tonight’s show is in Camarillo, CA at Calvary Chapel Nexus. Come say hi!
Cookie Cake
Happy Sunday! Today we are at Cornerstone Fellowship church in Livermore, CA. Phil had the privilege of playing their morning services today, and then tonight the concert starts at six.
Look at this sweet cookie cake thing they made for us. If you can’t tell, it says “Welcome Phil Wickham, Leeland, and Matt Maher”, and for some reason it brought a couple of tears to my eyes. Ha. It’s the small things!
Will we see you tonight?
Tomorrow we have the day off in Santa Barbara. I can.not.wait.
Oh. One more thing. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Nashville. Unreal.
-Mallory
The First Night
Hi,
The first show was last night. Wow! You have to come out and be a part of it. There is the sweetest surprise at the beginning of the night, and I’m not going to spoil it for you. I will say that all the artists are on stage to open the night with acoustic guitars, four part harmonies, and adorable smiles.
I’m so tired today. It always seems like 1 hour of sleep on a bus equals 30 minutes of sleep anywhere else. I would love to write something thought provoking and deep, but I’m pretty sure I don’t have the brain power to do so (yes, I’m using tiredness as an excuse to not use my brain as well).
Traveling, meeting new people everyday, not taking showers, and everything else that comes along with the road, is completley the opposite of what makes me comfortable and secure.
Isn’t that how it tends to be? I’m thankful the Lord puts us all in situations that can cause us to grow, stretch, and be used in a way we didn’t expect,if we allow Him too. I’m afraid of what I’d be today if the Lord didn’t love me enough to put me in “uncomfortable” situations. I’m so thankful that God is our refuge and strength. It’s day two into the tour, and I’m already completley aware of how much I’ll fail everyone if I’m not asking Him to be my source of strength, and running to Him alone to be my refuge.
Above all the discomfort, is the blessing of almost always traveling with my sweethearted husband, which far outweighs any difficulty. I don’t want to come off like I think my life is all hard, because I know I’m in an extremly fortunate position.
Ok, well this post makes me feel unusually vulnerable. Let me know how you can relate so I don’t feel like a crazy.
What are some practical things you do in your life ,when you are feeling overwhelmed and stupid (can you tell I had a weird day yesterday?), to make sure that He is your source of strength and your refuge?
- Mallory
