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" A glad heart makes a cheerful face..."
~Proverbs 15:13


Blessings,

Kinda Overdue...I Know...

It's been a while since I did a REAL post. I apologize, things have been super busy around here. Grace and I have been taking band lessons together with a couple of other girls we're friends with, and Abbey is taking Mandolin lessons. Our teacher is currently touring with....The CHIEFTAINS!! (note: if you have the volume turned up, you'll hear them playing) :)

So, March 11, we will be headin' down to Atlanta to hear them at the
Woodruff Art Center! That's my big news, also, when Miss Richardson, our teacher, gets back, I'm going to start fiddle lessons! I got a fiddle back in 2008, but we never found a teacher, (well, we did, but, that's another story) Now, I'll finally get a chance to really learn some stuff. All I know now is Cripple Creek, Ruby with the Eyes that Sparkle, and John Ryan's Polka.

Pretty limited, I know.

Post more later!!

Introducing....

BILBO! The 5-string banjo!
Yes, we name our instruments. we currently have:
Gus-guitar
Bilbo-banjo
Fiona-fiddle
Percy-piano
Mandie-mandolin
Tina-tin whistle

Have a great day!

~Kathrann

Bluegrass Festival Fun!

This past weekend, Saturday and Sunday afternoon, we went to the 5th annual Ryan Holladay Bluegrass Festival!! We've been to his 1st and 4th one before. Ryan has been playing the banjo since he was 4 and played at the Grand Ol'e Opry at 5. Since then, he's been to Japan, and played with most of the top bluegrass performers, including, Ricky Scaggs, Earl Scruggs, Chris Thile, Sierra Hull, and many more. He had some pretty big names at his festival this year, Dailey and Vincent, The Tony Rice Unit, and The travelin' McCourys. He's named the West Tennessee Mandolin and banjo champion, and is one of the top ten guitarists in the nation.
Anyway, it's always fun, and motivational to go to bluegrass festivals and open jams. We met a young lady who plays the fiddle yesterday, she doesn't live very far from us, and we're going to enter the Holladay Fiddler's Jamboree in April 2010, Lord willing!! I thought I would share what I've been doin' this weekend. Me and my sister, Grace, who plays mandolin, can't wait to start really jammin' together.

-Kathrann

It's a Slow Fade.....

I thought I would do a post I did when I first started blogging. It's such an awesome song, please, read the words carefully.

Be careful little eyes what you see,

It's the second glance that ties your hands as darkness pulls the strings,

Be careful little feet where you go,

For it's the little feet behind you that are sure to follow...

It's a slow fade when you give yourself away,

It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to grey,

Thoughts invade, choices made, a price will be paid,

When you give yourself away,

People never crumble in a day,

It's a slow fade, It's a slow fade.

Be careful little ears what you hear,

When flattery leads to compromise, the end is always near,

Be careful little lips what you say,

For empty words and promises lead broken hearts astray...

The journey from your mind to your hands,

Is shorter than you're thinking,

Be careful if you think you stand,

You might just be sinking...

Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid,

When you give yourself away,

People never crumble in a day,

Daddies never crumble in a day,

Families never crumble in a day.

Oh be careful little eyes what you see,

Oh be careful little eyes what you see,

For the Father up above is looking down in love,

So be careful little eyes what you see.

Song by: Casting Crowns.

I recently watched a beautiful movie called, "To Be One". If any of you have ever heard of it, or watched it, please drop a comment and tell me what you thought about it. Purity is a marvelous, God given gift that I think should be held close, saved, and cherished. So many young girls have lost sight of this precious gift. This movie about three couples' journey through remaining pure, and their courtships.
Blessings,
-Kathrann

BBQ Doughnuts?!!?

We were driving back from a restaurant after church, when I noticed that our town's doughnut shop was closed and a sign that said " T.J.'s BBQ coming soon" was posted. Now, for this to have any meaning to you, you must know that last winter, my Grandpa (who plays the banjo) took me and my sister (who plays the mandolin) up there to jam with some retired elderly folks who play bluegrass. We would go almost every Friday morning to play and learn about music, songs, and such. Well, my town is small. The highest place in my town is the top of the Methodist Church steeple. There's a dike around the town that keeps it from flooding (before the dike, it flooded really bad most of the spring and summer) It has a small library and about three greasy spoon restaurants. Those restaurants are FULL every Sunday afternoon. We decided to go thirty minutes away to a bigger town and eat this Sunday. ( We usually eat at home, but today was an exception.) I told you all this so you would understand that our town has NEVER been able to hold an ice cream, doughnut, or treat place for more than six months without closing because they didn't get enough money. I saw that sign and told Daddy and Mama, " Oh! The doughnut shop is closed and it's a BBQ place! Now we can't jam there this Winter!" (by the way, they had GREAT doughnuts!) Daddy said, " Well, you could hang out and jam at the BBQ place." " Who would want to hang out at a BBQ place? That's NOT appetizing." I said. Daddy laughed and said, " Well, they could have kept it a doughnut place for the Winter(that's when they got a lot of business) and then made the BBQ place for the summer. You could have BBQ doughnuts!" That brought a round of laughter. Oh well, I guess that's how it goes! Me and my sister go to church on Sunday afternoons with Grandpa and Grandma and my great aunt and sing and play songs. I LOVE to go with them. It's something I think a lot of kids miss out on when they think that older people are just a bunch of old fashioned, retired people who like to tell old stories. I love to hear Grandma and Grandpa and my aunt talk about when they where growing up. There are some pretty interesting stories and things you can learn from them! Like Psalm says, " Grey hair is a glorious crown, it is found in the paths of righteousness."
Have a GREAT Sunday!
May God bless!

- Kathrann

Oh! Also, Gracie, the little girl who's going to have surgery, she's going tomorrow. Please pray!