It is really nice to be home in Edmonton.  It was a busy busy week of traveling.  I went to Canmore for a Pastor’s retreat with our team from Calvary.  What a great time to reconnect with each other and our wives.  It was a great trip despite a small scare with a trip to the emergency room in Canmore as Amy had a serious asthma attack.  The hospital staff were great and we were out of there within a couple of hours!

Monday was a ‘day’ off for me as I prepared to head out for a week of gigging, but I thought I should play a game of squash with my buddy Keith and ended up aggravating a back injury from earlier this summer.  I was walking which is something I wasn’t last time, but man it was slow and it was painful!!!

On Tuesday morning bad back and all  I went back to the mountains to support my friend Landen Dorsch by playing lead guitar in his worship band for the PAOC Minister’s Gathering.  It was a great time to worship and hang out with old friends.  Thursday saw me driving home from Banff, into Stoney Plain to play bass with amazing guitar player/worship leader Bill Olsen and Greg Kurjata at another conference.  It was a great time, with some great musicians!  Saturday Morning came early for Amy and I as we packed up and headed to my hometown of Melfort, SK (7.5 hours away from Edmonton) to perform for a fundraiser coffeehouse at NCF my old stomping grounds.  I also was able to lead worship at my buddy’s (Kevin Shiach) church in Melfort Sunday morning and then back to Edmonton Monday afternoon. WHAT A WEEK!  that’s a lot of driving in a tiny Honda Fit !

Anyways, there are lot’s of things upcoming as we get into the Easter season, and with Spring around the corner there is soon to be lot’s of opportunities to play and perform.

I am also anticipating a spring release of a single so stay tuned for that.

See you down the road!!!

Blake