Author Archives: michael

October 20th: Photos and Shallow Hal

October 21, 2010 in Missions by michael
Today was the photo shoot for the Utah Valley Magazine article that’s due to hit the stands this holiday season.  It was fun.  Making the house look like Christmas on one of the most gorgeous fall days of the year was a bit of a challenge, but the photographer seemed to know what she was [...]

October 19th: Bad News Tuesday

October 20, 2010 in Missions by michael
Tough day today.  With a house this full of people it’s impossible NOT to have one of those days where things are not exactly the Lonely Goater Scene in Sound of Music.   Lynne’s upset with me about something that will have to be explained to me by a psychic.  My dad’s obsessed with a [...]

October 18th: Honey-baked

October 20, 2010 in Missions by michael
Tonight my daughter Meggan asked if she could shoot a video of me answering questions for a presentation she will be giving tomorrow.   It was about 9:30pm when the camera started rolling and I wasn’t really sure what she was after but I am in show business, so when the record button lights up, [...]

October 17th: Not that guy

October 20, 2010 in Missions by michael
Did I read that right?  In the first half of the BYU @ TCU football contest today, the Cougars got 14 yards total offense.  Had to have been a typo.  FOURTEEN YARDS….TOTAL OFFENSE in thirty minutes of football??!!! How is that even possible? Don’t get me wrong.  I’m not “piling on” the BYU football program when [...]

October 16th: A Fill-in Invitation

October 20, 2010 in Missions by michael
This was M2B:) flattering:  Julie de Azevedo Hanks sends me a text asking if I can fill in for her at a presentation she accidentally double booked.  Actually, I don’t think she doubled booked it, something just got lost in cyberspace and she was at Disneyland with her family (and I suspect 80% of greater [...]

October 15th: A M2B:) Afternoon

October 16, 2010 in Missions by michael
I spent the afternoon at the Provo Canyon School for Girls telling stories and singing songs.  Between sixty and seventy girls opened up their hearts and let me share what I’ve learned about hope, and holding on and letting go.  I found myself caring about these young women, deeply…more than I would have thought possible [...]

October 14th: Conversations with India

October 14, 2010 in Missions by michael
I’m not a tech savy guy.  I’m also a little bit deaf so I miss a few things in conversations with those who are either “low speakers” or still learning to speak English.  So you can imagine my delight in spending a total of 4 hours on the phone with 5 different people IN INDIA [...]

October 13th: A little celebration

October 14, 2010 in Missions by michael
I loved this:  Got a call from a musical buddy who’d just had a fantastic experience producing a record and wanted to share it, right after it had happened.  A full orchestra was added to one of his productions and the parts were beyond perfect for the track.  And to top this off, he got [...]

October 12th: A M2B:) Invitation

October 14, 2010 in Missions by michael
My friend Jason Deere invited me to join him and his Nashville Tribute band in some shows in Logan, UT and then in Arizona the first week in November.  While working on the logistics of getting myself from a TOFW in Portland on the first Friday in Nov. to Show Low AZ on Saturday I [...]

October 11th: Sunny Time

October 14, 2010 in Missions by michael
This morning Bucky burst into our bedroom with a bold announcement.  ”It’s SUNNY TIME”  Time to get up and get going…The Sun is Shining!!!! And it was…all day long.  Sunny time!!!  A four year old’s enthusiasm for life made it brighter, somehow.  Thanks Bucky for Sunny Time.