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what a year it has been.  its funny how there are two calendars in this world.  one from jan. to dec.  but the other from august to june.  the school calendar.  it has been a crazy ride and it has literally FLOWN by since i came on fulltime here at work.  we are getting prepped right now for summer time shenanigans and our last Detour of the month “$5 slip n’ slide”.  i am headed to panama city next week for camp.  then we have “school of rock” camp the week following.  after that we begin our Detour 500 series.  and pretty soon summer is gone.  BUT it is going to be an awesome summer.

i hope to write some music.  i hope to work on some things within myself.  i hope to take time i have off and continue to be productive.  i saw a comment last night from an old friend on his twitter post, its said:  every time you decide to slack off, someone else is working to take your spot.  well that moreso applies in a competitive business spectrum.  but it geared me to realize sometimes i work real hard and then febreezey relax hardcore sleep and chill on weekends or at night.  this summer i want to work on finding new productive ways to relax and chill.  find a way to calm down but also gain something as well.  i know the Bible speaks against laziness in many of the Proverbs and not that i am lazy at what i do, but i want to rid laziness completely.  i want to be able to relax, but read (expand my mind), or paint, or grow stuff, or write, not just sit like Jabba the Hut on the couch with my computer on my stomach, flipping channels while searching RANDOM stuff on the internet and sipping mt. dew.  there isn’t a someone ready to take my spot, but something is there ready to fill my mind or time, and i want to capitalize on it.  kudos.  onelove.

drum.help

here is a video i found and put the track to.  hope it helps you drummers.

school.of.rock.audition

ok. ok.  so the much awaited post for the school of rock audition has finally come!  if you are interested on attending school of rock and haven’t heard ANYTHING here are some quick details.  the dates are June 22-29 right after BigStuf.  the times are to be announced upon acceptance into the “school.”  the process of attending is through audition.  the audition will be held THIS SUNDAY at 3pm in the CrossPoint Center.  upon arrival bring all your gear you want (except drums will be provided) and one prepared piece that will show all of your best abilities.  that includes, solos, rhythm, singing, whatever.  if you rock to an mp3, bring it on an iPod or CD and we’ll play it as you jam along for us.  THEN you will be asked to play a piece that has rarely been heard.  something that is only accessible right now.  if you go the website and click on the school of rock logo, then a .pdf should pop up with the chord chart.  if you want the mp3 you need to email me at matt@scottshill.org.  i have a lot of peoples emails already but for assurance, if you want it, email me and i will send it to you for you to prepare!  any questions, just comment or email me!  thanks!  let’s rock.

IF YOU NEED THE mp3 IT IS OFF THE NEW HILLSONG UNITED ALBUM ON iTUNES.  TRACK 2: NO REASON TO HIDE. go ahead and buy the whole alubm.  it rocks!

memorial.weekend

so this weekend i got a sweet chance to go back to the mountains and relax.  i went with elizabeth’s family to a quaint little bed and breakfast in glade valley, nc near sparta, nc.  it was a log cabin home with a ton of bedrooms for everyone.  all her brothers and their wives, as well as connor, elizabeth’s nephew, came up for the weekend.  friday liz and i were there with just her parents so we headed off to stone mtn. state park.  it was awesome.  we ate lunch at the base of a freezing cold 200ft. waterfall and then decided to hike 6 miles around the whole park.  it killed us but it was good to get in shape and fun talks along the way.  my back hurts from carrying her 1/2 the time.  just kidding!  she was a trooper and it was worth it when we made it to the top!

so then after that we were dead and went home to meet up with the rest of her family and those who had arrived.  we went to eat and the next day we wanted to do another adventure so we got online and found canoeing.  we decided to drive to the new river and canoe down it!  it was awesome.  we did a 3 hour trip and with a 30 minute lunch break it took almost exactly that!  we canoe’d six miles down the new.  it was peaceful and fun.  hot and then cold.  the water was awesome and the scenery to die for.  i was a little scared with liz at the helm, but again, she did GREAT!  i was speechless the whole time at God’s creation and beauty.  we were definitely in the heart of it.

hurley.gone

hurley has found a new home.  i dropped him off this past Thursday in a little town called Coats, NC.  his new parents are great friends of mine and have amazing hearts.  they were very eager to take hurley in and love on him.  they have installed invisible fencing around 10 acres for him to roam.  it is bittersweet to see him go, but he is moving up in the world.  i get updates from time to time and he is loving it.  i am going to visit over July 4th holiday and will take some video footage of his awesomeness and post it on here.  but thanks all who were hoping he could be good and well, he is and loving it.  here is a pic of his new home.

new.worship

so i have been recently looking into new worship songs for the summer and the year to come.  two words.  daniel bashta.  you can get his album on iTunes or his website.  it is awesome, amazing, high energy and so much truth behind the words.  super pumped music so get it now and learn it so when the times comes to sing it at Detour, we can rock it out!

other stuff coming up is the new awaited Hillsong United album.  you can pre-order it on iTunes or if you live in Australia you can buy it already.  but that’s coming next week i think!  Crowder band finished tracking their new album coming out in September “Church Music.”  Kristian Stanfill is doing well with his new release EP Attention.  another one not so common name with awesome piano-driven and electronic, Ian McIntosh.  Last but not least, Fee still hasn’t hinted on new album release date, but it’s coming.  They finished studio-work in December so a Summer release is what I’m guessing.  So there for now… go stock up and prep the iPod with some hot worship tunes to listen and learn and worship to while on the beach or in the car/bus on the way to wherever you may go this summer!  much.love

swine.flu

so i don’t think i have the swine flu and i hope i don’t get it.  but i can’t shake what i do have.  i have gone from throwing up to 100 quarts of mucus out of my body now to coughing both my lungs up.  my voice is back and energy is the best its been in a while.  personality-wise i am back to my norm.  that feels so much better because being sick messes with your head, it pulls you down.  it makes a crazo like me be a quiet mean man.  (according to liz).

right now planning for baptism service, its going to be awesome.  God has been revealed Himself to me in many ways this week.  it has been a great ending to being sick.  life’s on the up and up.  already  planning music ideas for D-Now so GET READY!!

anyone want a dog or know of someone who wants one.  yeah Hurley has to go.  he just doesn’t have room to play where i live.  he tends to tear up our house now being his size and i just don’t have time to take care of him like he deserves.  the humane society is going to take him in and i KNOW he’ll find someone there because he is pure-bred and awesome.  but i wanted to get the word out to those i might know, keep it in the fam.  he is an awesome dog and needs a lot of loving but is awesome none-the-least.  sad days.  i’ve made sure to cuddle with him a lot before he leaves these next few days.  check out the devotions!   one.love

got.sick

so i randomly got sick just the other night.  after a great night at elevate filled with outdoor games, indoor conversation, and tacos.  i don’t know what it was but i think it might’ve been this cookie i tested for poison for one of the students.  i think it ended up being poisonous.  but i woke up in the thick of the night revisiting the tacos.  i threw up so hard i pulled my back.  so the next day after the stomach pains went away i was scared i had kidney stones.  but i took some meds and the pain went away.  it was all good after that as strength slowly was regained.  luckily i have an awesome dog that just laid with me all the day long as i moaned and groaned in and out of sleep.  i can’t stand being sick.

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what if every church treated every Sunday (or days in between) like it was Easter (or Easter season)?

just on me mind.