The first non-band blog.

I changed the blog layout, and this is the first post. The album recording is complete, and I thought it was time to change the blog from the "album recording" blog to just the plan old "Jordan Mattie life" blog. I'm pretty sure I'll be the only person ever reading it, but at least I have somewhere to record my brilliant thoughts and/or amazingly exciting journeys with Life Support all over the east coast of Canada. For example, right now I'm in a basement of a house in a bed in Fredericton, NB. We're here for a conference called Encounter. Tomorrow I get to go home and spend a few weeks with family, friends, and Riley. I'm looking forward to that so much. I'm starting to get pretty home sick. I think God is using it to my advantage though and helping to not take my friends and family for granted, as I sometimes do.
I'm also listening to Brooke Fraser in my headphones. Wow. I'm so thankful for my music and headphones. It's like a drug for me... to just put on some good music and let the melodies soothe my brain, spirit, being, whatever. Especially Brooke. There's something about her music - every song is amazing. I don't think there's any that I feel like skipping. Right now my favorites are C.S. Lewis Song, Love is Waiting, The Theif, and Shadowfeet. OK, mostly the first three but I added Shadowfeet because I didn't want to sound super sappy since two of them are love songs.
Thank God for music. I'd feel so much more lonely without it. I think it's just another way for God to touch us where we're at... like sitting on a dirty subway, or alone in a city when you're really longing to be with certain friends and family. It can be so comforting. Even certain melodies or rhythms... I don't know how, but certain ones just hit me. It can just feel so good. Like this part in a Brooke song now...
"Speak to me
in the light of the dawn
mercy comes with the morning."
Whoa. That melody with the music gives me a rush.
It's 1:41am now and I have to get up early for church. But oh, one good friend from home on msn! Such a blessing...
More later.

Jordan