By Scott Coner
Country Artist
So earlier
today, we all gathered at the studio here in Nashville. Each person had been
hand picked for this day of tracking. I hadn’t thought about it much, but today
things started to become clear. I was surrounded by some of the best players
around. I had been putting this group
together with my engineer for quite a while. You see, I am finishing up an
album that I have been working on for quite a while. And these final tracks
were very important to me. I wanted to bring all of the primary players I had
worked with together at one time and do four songs as one group to finish up
the project.
The keyboard player works with Clint
Black and also is music director at The Flamingo in Vegas for Olivia Newton
John. One of the guitar players and the drummer play for The Matthew West Band,
and they have the #6 single on the Christian charts this week. The other guitar
player has toured with nearly everyone you have ever heard of, and the lady
singing with me is in Lynyrd Skynyrd. My wife, Cynthia was there doing film and
photography. Then, there was me. This type of realization makes a guy realize
the importance of being prepared.
To be honest, as this process is still
fully motion, I find myself to be emotional. It’s probably because I am nearly
done with the album. But, I also realize how fortunate I have been to be a part
of something so special. At dinner tonight, my wife had to leave the table to
take a phone call. I sat there like a fool with big tears in my eyes. I was
embarrassed, but too grateful to care what anybody else thought. More than
anything, I need to tell God just how appreciative I am for this life he has
allowed me to have. My children are beautiful and wonderful. My wife is perfect
in every way possible. My parents are healthy. And I have been allowed to taste
the dream that I have wanted for so long.
I don’t know when this ride ends. I
didn’t even know I had a ticket in the first place until I was in the middle of
things. I guess what I wanted to say is that I am very happy, very whole at
this moment. Please don’t think that I am bragging about any of this because
that is not what this is. Instead, I come very humbly, very thankfully to
simply proclaim that I am very pleased and appreciative with how things finally
turned out. I have seen my share of dark moments. We all have. But just know
that life isn’t a collection of the dark times. Instead, life is about the light
that shines for all of us if we are simply willing to have faith. I have truly
had moments along this path when I didn’t know how much further I could go. But
I had faith. I wasn’t strong because of my faith in myself. I found strength
because I have always felt like God was in control of and for me. He has
continually picked me from the fires that I alone started. He has allowed me
learn. He has allowed me wisdom that I couldn’t obtain on my own. And he has
answered my prayers. Life is Good. I am happy. Now, I’m going to have to quit
writing now. Those tears keep on coming and I think maybe I could use a few
Midol. And maybe some chocolate…
By the way,
the music we started today sounds better than I ever thought it could. It’s
kind of funny what some light can do.
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