Q: How much wood would a wood-chuck chuck, if a wood-chuck could chuck wood?
A: He'd cut a quarter of a cord of Conifer if you gave him a quarter for every cord he cut!
Why would I waste this space to write about something a dumb as that? I have no idea! Maybe I'm just trying to impress any and all ladies that may be reading this?
Aw, who am I kidding, I'll probably never figure out the right way to attract a girl, and I'm sure that coming up with (OK, ripping off) dumb sayings is not the way to do it either.
Really, I have no hope for love on this planet. What I'm really hoping for is that there is life on other planets. After all, if there is life on other planets, probably some of them will be female, right?
I really hope so, because girls on this planet don't seem to want anything to do with me. Can't you just see me on a date with an alien: We are walking side by side, I'm holding her eight-fingered hand, staring into her one large eye, while trying to figure out which set of lips to kiss!
Not-so sincerely,
-Stephen
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Ministry Update
Hey everyone, it's been a little bit of a spell since I've been back on blogger, but some great things have been happening. Josh and I have received a lot of new dates to sing for. I've really been at it since college started again and God has blessed my efforts pretty well. We sang in Brown City, Mi. this past Sunday, and it went very well. I was originally supposed to preach, but the pastor told me when we got there that his brother was in town and that he'd asked him to preach. I said that that would be fine, of course, but with the way that the service went, neither one of us preached! The Spirit seemed to be moving in the crowd, and when our set was finished, the host pastor got up and delivered and impromptu message that he tied into the message, and then they called everyone to the alter and prayed.
In other news, Josh and I are happy to say that our new CD: "Instrumental Classics", is finished and the artwork has been sent to Nashville for print. We are expecting to get it back in a few weeks, and then the new recording will be ready for sale.
Please continue prayer for our Dad. His injuries from the auto accident a few weeks ago are still causing him a lot of pain, and his inner ear/heart problems are still active. In fact, the trauma from the accident initially caused his existing health problems to worsen greatly, but fortunately that seems to have subsided a bit and he is doing a little better.
Be sure to check our schedule at foresterministries.com to find out where you can see us in concert soon!
-Stephen
In other news, Josh and I are happy to say that our new CD: "Instrumental Classics", is finished and the artwork has been sent to Nashville for print. We are expecting to get it back in a few weeks, and then the new recording will be ready for sale.
Please continue prayer for our Dad. His injuries from the auto accident a few weeks ago are still causing him a lot of pain, and his inner ear/heart problems are still active. In fact, the trauma from the accident initially caused his existing health problems to worsen greatly, but fortunately that seems to have subsided a bit and he is doing a little better.
Be sure to check our schedule at foresterministries.com to find out where you can see us in concert soon!
-Stephen
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Ministry and Life- some good, some bad.
Wow, the last couple of weeks have really been great!.......But, they also have had some not-so-great moments as well. I have been putting in a lot more time lately calling churches and pursuing more dates, and the Lord seems to have blessed my efforts. One look at our schedule and it is obvious that God has been smiling on us and has opened the doors to many new places to sing, as well as invites to return to many of the churches from last year. We even have a few more dates that I have not yet posted. I'll try to do that this weekend.
But at the same time, our family has had a rough ride lately. Our brother Mark and his wife have had many new disasters recently that have hurt them financially, the latest being that their motor home broke down on their way to Florida. They already had a major fix that they were going to have to get done in Florida on the "Grey Water" tank (the not-so-clean-or suitable-for-drinking tank!), but somewhere in Georgia, that no longer became the main concern. I can't remember what exactly broke down, but it meant that they would have to go the rest of the distance to the Sunshine state in a borrowed van.
Meanwhile, My Dad's health hasn't been too good the last few days. His Menniers disease has been making him sick again and our doctors have very divided opinions about how he should be treated. We have gotten some new medicine for him to try and hope for the best. Then there's Mom, who has been in physical therapy for the damage done to her back from the shingles.... Funny, she wasn't in too much pain before it started, but now, after she returns from a therapy session, she can hardly walk or bend over! We also had one of our cars break down and will probably shell out $1000-$1400 dollars to fix it.
The Devil seems to have found ways to attack nearly every member of my family these days. The important thing that we and all other people who may have great problems of their own must remember is that we have all determined not to let him win. These days, we often think of the story when God said to Satan "Hast Thou considered my servant Job?" Though we all agree that our problems haven't even come close to Job's trials yet, we do feel that we can relate to him a little. Job did not understand the hard times that he went through, nor could he see any purpose for it. What he did not know is that God was simply putting him through a test to prove to Satan his loyalty to God. When Job past the test, God rewarded Job with double of everything that he had lost. (I must admit that knowing THAT was coming would certainly make tough times easier!)
We try to look at God's blessings during times like these. The Bible promises "this to shall pass", and we know that if we can maintain our testimonies, attitudes, and not throw in the towel, God will show us our rewards for faithful service (whether here, or in Heaven. Either is fine with me).
-Stephen
P.S: We'd appreciate it if you readers would remember our parents in prayer!
But at the same time, our family has had a rough ride lately. Our brother Mark and his wife have had many new disasters recently that have hurt them financially, the latest being that their motor home broke down on their way to Florida. They already had a major fix that they were going to have to get done in Florida on the "Grey Water" tank (the not-so-clean-or suitable-for-drinking tank!), but somewhere in Georgia, that no longer became the main concern. I can't remember what exactly broke down, but it meant that they would have to go the rest of the distance to the Sunshine state in a borrowed van.
Meanwhile, My Dad's health hasn't been too good the last few days. His Menniers disease has been making him sick again and our doctors have very divided opinions about how he should be treated. We have gotten some new medicine for him to try and hope for the best. Then there's Mom, who has been in physical therapy for the damage done to her back from the shingles.... Funny, she wasn't in too much pain before it started, but now, after she returns from a therapy session, she can hardly walk or bend over! We also had one of our cars break down and will probably shell out $1000-$1400 dollars to fix it.
The Devil seems to have found ways to attack nearly every member of my family these days. The important thing that we and all other people who may have great problems of their own must remember is that we have all determined not to let him win. These days, we often think of the story when God said to Satan "Hast Thou considered my servant Job?" Though we all agree that our problems haven't even come close to Job's trials yet, we do feel that we can relate to him a little. Job did not understand the hard times that he went through, nor could he see any purpose for it. What he did not know is that God was simply putting him through a test to prove to Satan his loyalty to God. When Job past the test, God rewarded Job with double of everything that he had lost. (I must admit that knowing THAT was coming would certainly make tough times easier!)
We try to look at God's blessings during times like these. The Bible promises "this to shall pass", and we know that if we can maintain our testimonies, attitudes, and not throw in the towel, God will show us our rewards for faithful service (whether here, or in Heaven. Either is fine with me).
-Stephen
P.S: We'd appreciate it if you readers would remember our parents in prayer!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Work, work, work! It seems like that's all that I can do right now! Sometimes it seems like it's been really hard to keep up with maintaining and expanding my ministry, booking new concerts, going to college, teaching piano lessons, working at DQ, doing my homework, plus all of the other things that a little thing called "life" may throw in my way. It can be challenging, but part of the problem that I seem to have to fight with is my time-management skills. I have known other people who have a much more hectic schedule than I do, and yet they maintain it very well without much trouble. Since I was home-schooled all through school, I always had a lot of time that I really didn't need to manage all that well. But now that I'm in college and am also into all of these other things, I have found my time to be more precious. Some days I seem to do well budgeting my time, while other days it seems like I can't keep my act together and will never have time for my video games again.........I miss Mario, Link, and Call of Duty! I guess that I'll just have to keep trying!
If you haven't seen our new website yet, log onto www.foresterministries.com to see our awesome looking new website brought to you courtesy of Mark Forester. He is still going to add a few more things to it, but more on that later.
If you are interested in our schedule to see where we will be singing, check the new schedule page on the website. I am no longer posting dates on the other blog page (just in case you happened to view it strait from blogger). I actually have four or five new dates that still need to be posted, I'll try to get that done a little later.
If you haven't seen our new website yet, log onto www.foresterministries.com to see our awesome looking new website brought to you courtesy of Mark Forester. He is still going to add a few more things to it, but more on that later.
If you are interested in our schedule to see where we will be singing, check the new schedule page on the website. I am no longer posting dates on the other blog page (just in case you happened to view it strait from blogger). I actually have four or five new dates that still need to be posted, I'll try to get that done a little later.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
What A Weekend!
Well everyone, this weekend turned out to be much busier than I'd expected. I had a concert scheduled this past Friday night, but I had to do it without Josh, since he seemed to have a case of the flue. I'll admit that I was a bit nervous, but it actually went really well. The next day I was working at Dairy Queen when I got a call from my older brother Mark. He said that He and Andrea were scheduled to sing in a concert that night, but had no voice because he was so sick. He had been sick for a couple of days, and was wondering if I could get off of work early enough in time to fill in for him at the church with his wife. I agreed and was able to get off early, but the only problem was that although I know nearly all of Mark's songs before the intro is even past the first measure, I don't know the harmony parts to most of them (hearing harmony has never been one of my strong points, unless I spend a modest amount of time focused on learning it!). Our solution was to have Andrea sing a few songs that featured her and could do without Mark's part, and then I would sing or play a couple, and then she would sing the harmonies to a couple of my songs that she knew (she is a freak of nature when it comes to being able to hear and pick up a part instantly!).
Anyway, the Saturday night concert went very well. It went so well that some people asked if WE (ME and ANDREA) could come back next year! It went so well that Mark asked if I could help out again the next morning and sing with her in the morning service. I agreed, and although I wasn't originally supposed to preach, I found out that they wanted me to after all! I guess it went well, because a couple of kids came forward at the invitation to be saved.
That night Mark went with us, but he still could just barely sing. He sang a little with Andrea, did one solo, then I helped out by singing and playing my songs and they joined in on a few. We had a fantastic night, and the pastor asked to book Josh and I formally for a later date.
I wound up doing four concerts in three days this weekend, which was a lot more than I'd planned on doing, but I loved every minute of it!
I'd better sign off now, because all of that singing this past weekend got me a little behind in my homework for college!
God's been good!
Stephen
Anyway, the Saturday night concert went very well. It went so well that some people asked if WE (ME and ANDREA) could come back next year! It went so well that Mark asked if I could help out again the next morning and sing with her in the morning service. I agreed, and although I wasn't originally supposed to preach, I found out that they wanted me to after all! I guess it went well, because a couple of kids came forward at the invitation to be saved.
That night Mark went with us, but he still could just barely sing. He sang a little with Andrea, did one solo, then I helped out by singing and playing my songs and they joined in on a few. We had a fantastic night, and the pastor asked to book Josh and I formally for a later date.
I wound up doing four concerts in three days this weekend, which was a lot more than I'd planned on doing, but I loved every minute of it!
I'd better sign off now, because all of that singing this past weekend got me a little behind in my homework for college!
God's been good!
Stephen
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Well, here's the second blog that I've written in the same week, so I guess I'm starting to get better at keeping this thing up to date! Josh and I will be singing in that different type of concert tomorrow that I mentioned in my last blog, so this afternoon I will be laying down some serious guitar practice time to make sure that I'm ready!
I'm continuing to put in a lot of time calling churches and booking new concert dates, and the Lord has blessed us with a good number of new dates recently, including several more that I have not even added to our website yet (since we now have a page on the website for our schedule instead of using a blog), but right now I've got to get off line 'cause the choir class is about to start and they hold it in the same room where the college computers are!
Stephen
I'm continuing to put in a lot of time calling churches and booking new concert dates, and the Lord has blessed us with a good number of new dates recently, including several more that I have not even added to our website yet (since we now have a page on the website for our schedule instead of using a blog), but right now I've got to get off line 'cause the choir class is about to start and they hold it in the same room where the college computers are!
Stephen
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Hey everyone, by now, If you've been on our website in the last few days, you've probably noticed that some things have changed on our website. We have at long last gotten it changed so that we can at last update it ourselves. Our brother and ally in the ministry Mark Forester spent around ten hours designing a new one that would allow us to keep our old web name and at the same time be able to update it ourselves. I think it turned out great, and we'd like to salute and thank our brother for the amazing work that he did!
I'm going to try to keep this blog as fresh as i can by updating it at college, so hopefully when you check our blog for news there will be more fresh stuff to read about in the future.
Next week we will be doing an unusual type of concert compared to what we are used to doing. We will be doing a special concert at a local restaurant for a church business meeting using only my guitar. Usually we bring in our own sound system with microphones, keyboard, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, ocarina, soundtracks and some props for Josh's comedy. But this time we will be entertaining a small group of people with nothing but my guitar and Josh's personality! The pastor wants to use us again at a later date as well, but this should be a unique experience for us. Oh well, I always look forward to any chance that I get to sing and share the good news of the gospel.
Stephen
I'm going to try to keep this blog as fresh as i can by updating it at college, so hopefully when you check our blog for news there will be more fresh stuff to read about in the future.
Next week we will be doing an unusual type of concert compared to what we are used to doing. We will be doing a special concert at a local restaurant for a church business meeting using only my guitar. Usually we bring in our own sound system with microphones, keyboard, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, ocarina, soundtracks and some props for Josh's comedy. But this time we will be entertaining a small group of people with nothing but my guitar and Josh's personality! The pastor wants to use us again at a later date as well, but this should be a unique experience for us. Oh well, I always look forward to any chance that I get to sing and share the good news of the gospel.
Stephen
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