The Neilsons!

We were a Neilson family this past week. Would any of you care to take a guess as to how many hours the TV was on in our house during the past week?

I think the number is somewhat skewed because we were off work on Thursday and Friday due to the holiday.

But, it's safe to say that I spent more time watching the TV in the past week than blogging, eh?

P.S. How many hours per week do you think your houshold watches TV?

Clips from CD

My thanks to Amy Paden, who steered me towards www.esnips.com as a place to post some clips from our Christmas cd for your listening pleasure.

They've been added below.

Enjoy! (and Buy!)

Christ Has Come

Update: CD's are here! If you've ordered, I'll be shipping yours out on Monday. Enjoy!


New for 2007

Christ Has Come
Presented by the Memorial Drive Church of Christ Praise Team
Cost: $10 (+ shipping), or 12 for $100 (+ shipping)

CD's are currently in duplication and should be available the first week of December.
Reserve your copies today by e-mailing me here

Proceeds benefit our Memorial Drive medical missions efforts known as The Dream Team.

These cd's make great gifts for company Christmas parties, or even as stocking stuffers.

Here are some clips:

O Come All Ye Faithful

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O Holy Night

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Silent Night

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Lessons from CD editing and mixing

The whole is definitely greater than the sum of its parts.

If you listen to one track individually, it usually doesn't sound very good. But, when blended with others, the result is beautiful.

Unity is a wonderful thing, isn't it?

We all have different gifts.

Some can sing "oohs" really well, others are better at singing words. Some can maintain breath support through long phrases, while others cannot. Some are good for singing solos, others are better at singing the supporting parts.

God made the body with different strengths and weaknesses. We need each other.

Re-takes and punch-ins are a wonderful thing.

I've only come across one take from beginning to end of a song that I've used without editing. That's one person on one song, in the context of 9+ people on 13 songs.

We don't always get things right the first time, or all at the same time. Isn't it neat that God never gives up on us?