It is 6:25 am. My child is actually sleeping, but for some reason I am not. It’s a cruel world… Life for me has changed drastically. Once upon a time, somewhere lost in yesteryear, I used to travel around to little churches in random cities, playing music and meeting people. And I would carelessly wander through big airports, reading magazines and listening to my ipod. A couple weeks ago, Joey and I took the baby to see both our families. We had a long layover in Philly and it was here that our child decided to lose his mind. He was wailing at the top of his longs. It didn’t matter that he was fed, burped, and changed. He just felt like he wanted to scream bloody murder. So, we tried everything we could think of. We bounced, we walked, we rode in carts and wheelchairs… nothing. But, we had found at home that he loves the white noise of the vacuum cleaner and lo and behold, there was a man vacuuming a clothing store about to close for the night. I went and stood by him with the baby. He stopped and asked me if he could help me with something. I told him to please just keep vacuuming and the baby went right to sleep. Things have changed! It’s a total adventure and I’m loving it completely.
So, somewhere in the middle of being pregnant, having heartburn, and being unable to see my feet, I decided to make a new record. Now. be forewarned: this is a ghetto cd. It is ghetto in 3 ways. 1) I recorded it in the ghetto (downtown Steubenville). 2) I drew the cover design on the inside of a cracker barrel bag. 3) It features Righteous B. I am probably more proud of this project than anything I have ever done. For a while, I didn’t know what would happen with my music… I still don’t know. But, at seven months pregnant, the time felt right to do something new. I had five songs I felt good about and added a sixth at the tail end. I guess it’s just something I will always hold close to my heart because I did it at such a sacred time in my life. I was carrying my son. His feet were in my rib cage and his head was on my bladder. It was a blast! And if it weren’t that way, the album wouldn’t be what it is: a simple set of songs that God put on my heart… about my marriage and my baby and the fact that there isn’t anything outside of God’s generosity. There isn’t anything that matters outside of His kingdom coming down. So, I’m really really really excited about it… really blessed to have the opportunity… really happy to be alive… and really crazy for not sleeping while my ten-week-old sleeps. The album will be at all the conferences I am doing this summer and eventually on my website. The sun’s coming up, everybody. So, eat your wheaties and have a great day! ~KPL