Back To The Blog And Back In Chatt

Hey guys!

Well I know that it has been a long time since I blogged and I know some of you have been emailing me wondering when I was going to wake up and start typing again. Over the last few weeks I have been in a period of a lot of transition. I just rolled back into Chattanooga, TN last Friday and officially made it my home on Saturday. Yes... I now live in Chattanooga, TN.

I haven't had Internet for over a week or I would have been keeping you all up to date on my travels so far. I currently am sitting in the greatest coffee shop in the world. Many of you who have followed my blog have seen me talk about Chattz in Chattanooga. I'm sitting there as I write this, drinking my favorite Chai tea, and getting some work done.

My wife, Shanon, is currently back in Maine and we'll be moving all of our stuff here in just a few weeks. In the meantime, I'm getting things prepared in our new place. I love our new place!

I got the chance to play in Bowling Green, KY this past weekend at Rolling Hills Community Church. That was my second time there this year and I really have enjoyed and connected with that fellowship of people. Pastor Ryan Smith is a great man of God with a huge heart and a lot of vision.

Today is one of the first days that I haven't been on the run and now that I'm able to just sit down at Chattz, I'm starting to process the fact that I live here now. I'm no longer in Chattanooga just as a tourist or a northeast performer on tour. I'm a resident.

Not even a year ago, I was in Maine, performing in a band called New Mercy Morning, and working for a Christian rock radio station. I knew then that God was telling me that it was time to leave everything behind and step forward to the next part of my life. After a couple of tours and a lot of bridge building it is done. I'm looking out through the windows of Chattz at downtown Chattanooga and realizing that this is home. After 31 years in Maine, now THIS is home. If anyone ever says that a walk with the Lord isn't adventurous, I tend to disagree.

I have a lot of cherished memories from Maine and will always try to get back atleast once a year. Maine has it's share of great talent and an abundance of Christian radio, but for some reason, the ability to work full time in music has never been afforded to most people. If God calls you to do this full time then you need to be in a place conducive with that calling. Fishermen can not catch fish in the desert. They have to go where there is water.

I'll be updating the blog again on a regular basis. More videos will be up soon from the shows down here as well as some more "Waking Ken" videos if I can sneak into his house. :)

God bless!
SL