To Tennessee or Not to Tennessee?

Well folks, it looks like I'm getting close to a possible end to my stay in Maui. In my mind- I have two choices: Maui or Tennessee. I've been praying a lot about the possible move- that God will open doors (especially musically) and that he will make it very clear. My chest gets that crazy fun 'I'm-on-a-rollercoaster-ride' feeling when I think about living in a place where music is everywhere- and that's what would also make it super challenging to live there- an over saturated market of music, but I truly believe if God opens a way to that place, then I'm suppose to be there, and that He can make anything possible. That's the peace and comfort he brings. I just know that whatever I do- I don't think I'll ever stop pursuing music. I had this strange philosophy on it a couple years back. I thought it out, and decided that 'well what they hey- i can just give up on music and live a normal life, get married, have a dog, work the 9:00-5:00 job, drive some old car.' But then! Things just changed. Life changed. God opened doors. And I re-thought my previous strategy. And I'm glad I did. I'm praying that someone will one day appear and believe in my music, someone who is in the whole music scene, and will be excited and willing to stand by me. And I know 100% that God will open that door if it's his will, and I'm ok with that. So pretty much wah-pow-zah! That's my heart as of right now. 11:19 PM just sitting on my bead looking at a palm leaf blow in the wind outside my window. So- I can imagine myself in a few months looking back on this blog post, reading this, and laughing to myself. I don't know for what reason, I just laugh at myself sometimes. :)

Oh- also I got to jam with the Ryan Pryor tonight, it was great. Lead some choir tonight too- which was an experience! Also- trying to figure out demo specifics (songs, times, ect)

To end this blog (monster) blog- sometimes I really get worried or anxious about the future, but then I remember that my Savior loves me, and that His plans for life are so rad! I just need to seek Him in all I do.

Thanks for reading,

-Steven Charles Arthur III-

A long long time ago....

A long long time ago...I used to write a blog. I had dream about being this ever-so tenacious blog writer. But that didn't happen. Instead I veered away from this dream, and pursued other ones that didn't involve such responsibility, but now (as in the words of Larry Hamil) "I'M BACK!" But we'll see for how long....Anyway- it's definitely been an interesting time of my life- I have six months to go in the internship here at Hope Chapel- THEN what? That's what I'm trying to figure out. I'm sitting here at my desk, with my poor freshly flushed fish gone now, empty tank, Guild guitar, and some unopened Valentine's Day chocolates wondering what happens next. But I tell you what, I'm not worried about it- I'm going to do my best and pray for God's direction. But life in Maui is great- full of new wonders and adventures that include 'cliff looking' (looking dangerously over cliffs), raft building, frog hunting, and food devouring. They're all good things. I'm also still working on my poetry book, looking into maybe moving to Tennessee...we'll see I suppose. Well, with that, I think it's been a pretty strong comeback since I've been on hiatus for over a year! Hope all is well on your end- where you are! Thanks for reading there buckaroo.

-Steven-