So...the first post. I figured I'd mention the reasoning behind my blogspot address. I was clicking through my iTunes, because I wanted to have a song title as the address. The first few came and went with no luck. Someone had already thought of them. Then I came across the song "Wonderful Maker." That has to be one of my favorite worship songs (okay, okay, I have many favorites...but I really like this one). Speaking of God creating the world and how He IS our Wonderful Maker, Wonderful Savior.
I actually played this song for my church down in La Mirada while I was at Biola last year. It is a small church, and I had the priviledge of helping lead worship there. I would come in with my guitar or play the piano every other week, and I had two ladies singing with me. It was nice to not have an entire band...I could NOT have handled that. I give props to Duane, Joel, Danny, and whoever else that might lead worship at Grace Chapel. I can't do that. I liked being the only musician, in a way, because I could play at my own pace. I didn't have to keep the beat going for the other instruments, or anything like that. On the other hand, if I'm the only musician, I can also mess up whenever I want to. (That wasn't exactly a goal of mine, but it sure did happen).
Mess up or not, I wanted to play this song for them. Now, understand that one of the ladies I sang with is a little bit older, and she can't just learn a song during practice on Sunday morning (like I've had to do before). When I mentioned to them that I really wanted to do "Wonderful Maker," she suggested that I do it as a solo during the offering, since she didn't know it. They did enjoy my solo on the song, but I really wish I had played it a few more times as a congregational piece. Oh well. They said if I'm ever in the area on a Sunday morning, to bring my guitar and they would let me lead worship. I miss them, but I don't see how that is going to work, considering that much of the time I'm singing on the worship team or choir here. Plus, I teach 3rd grade Sunday School. I don't want to have to call in a substitute so that I can go visit another church instead of teach my kids.
Dilemmas...