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After the nature center we drove down to Financial Peace University Plaza. As it turned out, their book store was under construction and we couldn’t see the studio either so it was a bit of a disappointment. For the evening we went back to the Fortress to hear a presentation on Business vs. Ministry from Byron. He had awesome biblical knowledge and I was writing notes as fast as I could. The information centered around the definition of business, occupation, and ministry. After that came information about A.C.T, Artist in Christian Testimony which is an umbrella organization that partners with artists to provide 5013c status so others can support your ministry through charitable contributions.

Friday-started with Worship led by the band Journey Home and teaching by Scott MacLeod, the pastor at Provision International. We had great seminars all day, with lunch served by provision international (both days). Saturday it’s the final day of the summit. We started again with praise music and devotions. There were several great panels of industry professionals on music marketing, branding, production, management. We also learned about legal issues and stage crafting. As we left the venue Saturday afternoon, we heard tornado sirens going off. A storm was coming in. We decided it was safe to head back to the hotel. We heard the sirens once more while at the hotel but the news reports told us it wasn’t in our immediate area. We did have a severe Thunderstorm. We had been watching the weather predictions for Kansas as well and they were under a winter storm warning. Some parts of Kansas got 20 inches of snow-in late March!! Our daughter called to say her power was out. So Eric’s parents were sitting in Minnesota under an evacuation watch, while our family in Kansas was getting a Spring Blizzard (about 5 inches fell in OP) and we were experiencing severe thunderstorms and the threat of tornados in Nashville.

Fortunately the storm passed but it became much colder. There was damage in Murfeesbourgh, near Nashville. Saturday night the Momentum Awards were given out and it was fun to see artists recognized and even some performed. Awards were followed by a concert from Margaret Becker. We had a great experience at the Summit-hope to go again next year.]]> http://loraliesongs.com/news.html#8 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 artist website - Loralie - News http://loraliesongs.com/news.html#7
Wednesday- We found the site of the conference near downtown Nashville. It was held at the Foundry and the Fortress of Hope. These buildings are among those that house the ministry, Provision International. All the buildings were brick. This ministry had come into that part of Nashville to feed and care for hungry and homeless people. Every Thursday evening they have a meal of hope that feeds people in the area. In addition they have a music ministry, Harvestsound.com.

Next to the building was a grassy field where we could park. The smell of onions filled the air and I noticed that onions were growing wild all over this grassy field. As the cars parked there and people walked along the onions were being crushed and releasing their unmistakable fragrance into the air.

We attended the song writers conference with Reggie Stone, Robert Sterling, Randy Cox, and Lowell Alexander. It was a very informative day and I will never look at a song the same way again. We met Camilia and Daniel Aguilar from Woodland Hills, CA. I also met Kithy, Sandy Simon, and the band, Change of Heart. Their song has been just ahead of mine on Fan Faves forever, great bunch of guys from Madera, Calif. Matt Henry from the group told me later that his guitar was named Lauralei. Hmmm...

Throughout the conference we saw news reports of the flooding in the upper Midwest where much of Eric's family lives. This is the highest level the river has been in 112 years. The river was predicted to crest on Sunday and several dikes were stressed. Friday, Eric's family got the call at 6 am to plug their basement drains because the sewer lift pumps were failing in some areas, causing sewers to back up into homes. They were to be on standby to evacuate if the dikes did not hold. College campuses were shut down and evacuated and schools were closed.

Wednesday we went back to the Foundry for a coffee house type music showcase. Names of those attending were drawn and those people or groups could share a song if they wanted to. We met Cathy Reynolds and her husband , Vern and talked with them. How fun to meet and get to know artists who I've only seen and heard online. One artist I heard that I really liked was Kate White. She played the violin as part of her song. Aside from loving the sound of the violin, it struck me how much it made her unique and memorable. I may need to find another instrument to play after I re-learn how to play piano and guitar. I have my work cut out for me. More later...]]> http://loraliesongs.com/news.html#7 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 artist website - Loralie - News http://loraliesongs.com/news.html#6
We now have a high quality DVD presentation that includes the slides, lyrics and music of My Mother's Hands. It is currently at the duplication company and we hope to have it available very soon for sale! If you are interested in getting one in time for Mother's Day, please contact us and we'll do all we can to make that happen.

To all Mothers, for all you do:
Happy Mothers Day,

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I was surprised to learn that Independent (or Indie) Artists have a bigger market share than any single record label out there. Technology has changed everything about the way music is delivered and consumed! Sales of all forms of music are drastically down. This is partly due to competition from other forms of entertainment and partly due to the widespread illegal copying of music. This has caused record companies to shift their focus to live performance and big names to leave their label and make their own deals directly with retailers (i.e. the Eagles and Walmart).

I'm sure we will continue to see changes as technology and market forces evolve. We met or heard of many musicians that are either making a living with music or are working very hard to be able to support their family with music. One young man travels the country with is family, including 5 kids, in a motor home!

We have a lot of information to process. Until next time,
Blessings,
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Losing a parent is never easy, but I realized a tremendous gift at his death, the gift of no regrets. We spent time together, we talked often and I had arranged a family reunion vacation last June (which, by the way, was a scrapbooking cruise) where all of us made wonderful memories. We all have recent photos of us together. I had his photos and stories of childhood and World War II captured in a digital Storybook. This was a continuing process but I had finished one book and given it to him for Father’s Day, this year. He knew how important his life was and that I valued his wisdom, experience and service to our country. When my mother passed away in 2005, I had none of that. It was suddenly too late to ask her more about her childhood stories and World War II experience as an Army Nurse!

Though he never got to hear the finished CD (we received the shipment just 4 days before his death) he did know about the project. "Abide With Me" was played from the CD at his service. On a side note, as we were going through some papers later, we found the service folder from his Mother's funeral service. Abide With Me was sung at her service also.

It's pretty easy to live as if we all have forever. If I could give you one gift, it would be the gift of no regrets. Use the gifts God has given you. Spend time and make memories with the people you love. There's no better way to have "no regrets".]]> http://loraliesongs.com/news.html#3 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 artist website - Loralie - News